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Real Time Passage ~ Canal Lateral A La Loire, Part 1

I thought I would publish a real time uncut video with no time lapse clips.  This is one hour and twenty minutes of uninterrupted passage making.  Sorry but it does take a while to get through the first lock so bear … Continue reading

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Canal Lateral a la Loire ~ Part 9

This is the ninth video as we head South from Decize, but first a walk into Decize itself across the bridges over the River Loire.  The town has character with numerous restaurants and shops.  We take the opportunity to attain … Continue reading

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Canal Lateral A La Loire – Part 8

This is the eighth part of our journey which takes us from Nevers to  Decize. We enjoyed out short time in Nevers but it was time to move on.  Again we were very lucky with the weather although a little … Continue reading

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Canal Lateral A La Loire – Part 7

This is the seventh part of our journey on the Canal Lateral a la Loire which takes us from Cour-les-Barres to Nevers. This section takes us through the deepest locks of our trip in a double staircase then over the … Continue reading

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Canal Lateral a la Loire – Part 6

This is the sixth part of our journey on the Canal Lateral a la Loire which takes us from Beffes to Cour-les-Barres , with a lunch stop at Marseilles-les-Aubigny. We have been been so lucky with the weather on this … Continue reading

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Canal Lateral a la Loire – Part 5

This is the fifth part of our journey on the Canal Lateral a la Loire which takes us from Menetreol-sous-Sancerre to La Charite-sur-Loire. Yet again the weather is being kind to us with sunshine, clear skys and little wind.  This … Continue reading

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Canal Lateral a la Loire – Part 4

This is the fourth part of our journey on the Canal Lateral a la Loire which takes us to Menetreol-sous-Sancerre. The passage to Menetreol-sous-Sancerre was relatively short through a combination of open country side and a tree-lined canal, with very little boat … Continue reading

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Canal Lateral a la Loire – Part 3

This our third day on our French canal adventure.  We woke up to another beautiful October day with blue skies, sunshine and the canal water like glass.  While the days are relatively warm for the time of year, the nights were … Continue reading

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Canal Lateral a la Loire – Part 2

This is our second day on our French canal adventure.  We woke to thick mist on the water so we decided to wait until it cleared sufficiently to make safe passage which gave us time to explore the village some … Continue reading

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Canal Lateral a la Loire – Part 1

We have been boating on the sea for many years, but this was the first time we have been on the canals.  We chose the Canal a la Loire in France for our first experience as the canal was not … Continue reading

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