Map showing Canal de Nivernaise area Back to the French recollections. I have been somewhat pre-occupied with buying Shangri-La, as you may have noticed. This is part 5 of some recollections of our canal boat holiday on the Canal de Nivernaise in 2008. I think...
See French recollections 1 Migenne – Connoisseur Boats I said we moored up at Migenne that night. It wasnt as simple as that. We had planned to stop at Laroch St Cyndroine which was reported to be lovely. It was – and of course all the moorings...
Our boat Bouccanier at Joigny in France In 2008 Karen and I spent nearly a month on a boat in France, cruising on the River Yonne and Nivernaise Canal. This was our first trip to France. We thoroughly enjoyed it, and afterwards, we were hooked – both on...
My love of boats goes back to my early years when I went on holiday with my parents to Knysna in the Cape.
We stayed at a hotel on stilts, and I played in rowing boats and little motor boats on the lagoon.