Month: April 2019

Méricourt – Giverny (by car) Plan A, B and C We had visited Monet’s Garden briefly by car in 2010 – we could only stay a short while and only had time to walk through the gardens. After purchasing Catharina Elisabeth and considering where we…

Compiègne – St-Leu-d’Esserent – Auvers-sur-Oise – Pontoise – Méricourt We had a bit of deadline approaching in that we were meeting Lisette’s sister and partner near Monet’s Garden in Giverny in four days time and had about 150 km to travel. So we would need…

Vic-sur-Aisne – Compiègne In the usual fine weather (although clouds set in later), we set off for the modest 26 km cruise to Compiègne. The river gradually widened and the previously rural riverbank with fisherman’s shacks began to be interspersed with some quite sumptuous residences. Just…

Soissons – Vic-sur-Aisne We didn’t want to rush to Compiègne and our DBA waterways guide marked Vic-sur-Aisne as a convenient and well-provisioned (free power and water) mooring. Here’s a map of the three cruises – the previous one, this one and the next we would…