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June 16, 2024June 16, 2024 Andrew

June 2024 – Part 1 (1st to 15th)

Shensi travels

The first day of June saw us moving on from Fleury sur Ouche, ready to tackle yet another eight locks on our way to Plombières

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May 2024 – Part 2

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With three nights to spend in Montbard, and feeling pleased with ourselves for sorting out Pip’s passport, we also arranged for Casper to be seen

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May 16, 2024October 10, 2024 Andrew

May 2024 – part 1 (1st to 15th)

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1st May saw us moored alongside a children’s play area in a quiet little spot, (with the added bonus of a tap and free water).

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April 30, 2024October 11, 2024 Andrew

April 2024

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It had begun to seem that we were stuck in Mailly forever, but finally, finally, finally, we were able to begin this years cruising! And

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April 18, 2024October 11, 2024 Andrew

Pre-cruising in 2024

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After spending almost three months in the Alps, Nicki and I returned to Shensi at the start of April, excited to get our water-based home

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August 9, 2023August 9, 2023 Andrew

Statistics for 2023

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2023 turned out to be a short cruising year for Nicki and myself, but from starting our cruising on 3rd April until our last day

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July 2023 – Part 2

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The second half of July saw Nicki’s 68th birthday ushered in on 15th, which seemed to surprise her a little! We were booked in on

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July 2023 – Part 1

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1st July 2023 – We left our overnight mooring at Ecluse 7 on the Loing for a short jaunt to Cepoy, unusually for us, not

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June 2023 – Part 2

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From Persan we moved on along the Oise until we reached Pontoise and moored just ahead of the Pont de Pontoise on a free pontoon.

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June 2023 – Part 1

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The first day of June saw us still undecided about travelling the canal, but after taking a walk up to ecluse 18 I felt we

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  • 2026, May 16th – 31st (part 2) June 1, 2026
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  • 2026 April (part 2) 19th to 30th (excluding 24th to 27th, see separate post) April 30, 2026
  • 2026 April (part 1) 1st to 18th April 26, 2026
  • Netherlands 2025 – Waterways, Moorings, Fuel Top-ups and Waste Dumps October 16, 2025
  • October 2025, Part 1 (1st to 15th) October 16, 2025
  • September 2025 – Part 2 (16th to 30th) October 2, 2025
  • September 2025 – Part 1 (1st to 15th) September 19, 2025
  • August 2025 – Part 2 (16th to 31st) September 3, 2025

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