Return to Hesse & Henrietta visit
Le Boat operations at Hesse One of the advantages of our delayed departure was that we were...
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Category: 2026 Hols
Cycle to Savern and Arzviller incline ascent
One of the old trains which replaced horses hauling the barges It was a chilly 7C this morning...
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Cruise to Arzviller incline 5 Oct
Our short queue entering the Arzviller Incline – tight fit for 3 boats Spontaneity ruled the...
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Lots of locks – 4 Oct
Our wild mooring, Ecluse 1 in the background Toaday is our big lock day, although less than what...
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Mittersham & cycle to Rhodes and Fénétrange.
Convent in the village of Saint Jean de Bassel Moored up in Mittersham looking forward to our pork...
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Bissert to Ecluse 16 and dinner
Life on the water, with a toast to our friendly large barge Half past 4 and Mike is pouring us a...
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Cruise upstream back to Bissert 1 October
First lock exiting Sarreguemines, alas despite the initial green light we had to wait...
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Wittring cycle and cruise into Sarreguemines, furthest point north
Our mooring spot below the Casino Our wild mooring worked well, however I was happy to rely on...
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Bissert cycle loop and cruise to Wittring
Colourful barge at Bissert mooring Slow start this morning as we had decided to go for a shortish...
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Locks galore, downstream to Bissert
A long tough day, many locks the first 7 in about 2.5km. We swopped tasks quite effectively as the...
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First day of cruising holiday – departure Hesse
View of the Étang du Stock We had plenty of time to reach our overnight stay in Thaon-les-Vosges...
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Cycle tour – Col du Pillon & Col de la Croix
On our favourite corner – looking back down towards Diablerets A tasty breakfast fuelled us...
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