France – EurMacs

— By LisetteJanuary 11, 2025

Wine country again (07/07 – 09/07)

Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre – La Chapelle-Montlinard – Marseilles-lès-Aubigny – Les Guètins Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre When we arrived, we thought we should stay for a couple of nights at the very least as a cycle up the hill to Sancerre would be a necessary part of this experience. Sancerre, a…

— By LisetteDecember 17, 2024

From 12th century castles to 20th century nuclear power (1/07 – 6/07)

Briare – Châtillon-sur-Loire – Beaulieu-sur-Loire – Belleville-sur-Loire – Les Fouchards – Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre Briare Although we had been officially on the Canal Latéral à la Loire since mooring in Briare, we were now going to properly start our cruise down its 196 km length. The storm…

— By Helm and CrewDecember 15, 2024

The Road to hell is … (16/12/24)

…. paved with good intentions As always, despite good intentions, the lure of just doing whatever we wanted to do while cruising tended to supersede keeping up to date with our blog/journal. So, once again, we are in catch-up mode. If you care to read…

— By IanAugust 18, 2024

The Canal (and River) Briare (21/06 – 30/06)

Montbouy – Châtillion-Coligny – Dammarie-sur-Loing – Étang-de-la Gazzone – Ouzouer-sur-Trézée – Briare Leaving Montargis we were now on the second of the canals on the Bourbonnais route. It actually starts just a little before Montargis at the junction with the now-closed Canal d’Orléans. Montbouy We…