Into the Unknown (12/06 – 16/06)

Moret-sur-Loing – Nemours – Néronville – Montargis Our cruise this season was to be along the Bourbonnais route, four canals to take us from the Seine near Paris to the Saône north of Lyon. The first of these is the Canal du Loing. We would…

Cruising again (01/06 – 11/06)

Migennes – Joigny – Sens – Montereau-faut-Yonne – Moret-sur-Loing – (Versailles – Paris) Farewell Migennes The morning was somewhat overcast, but we cared not one whit for that. It was time to go. I waved a fond farewell to dear Simon who had come to…

Let’s get started (20/05 – 31/05)

Melbourne – Singapore – Migennes The flight with Singapore Airlines was good although a problem in Singapore resulted in an hour in an unairconditioned plane and then a transfer to a new one. This generated a four-hour delay and instead of arriving on Catharina Elisabeth…

Finishing in Paris (20/10 – 25/10)

Migennes – Paris – Delhi – Melbourne With Catharina Elisabeth back in the water where she belongs, and all wrapped up for winter, we left her in Simon’s capable hands and hopped on the train to Paris. We were delighted to spend our last few…