To reach the port in Nancy Wanderlust navigated the Embranchement de Nancy, a canal segment that shortcuts the otherwise circuitous route to the city via the Moselle River. Shortcut or not, there were 20 kilometers and 20 locks on the … Continue reading
Though it has its moments, the Canal des Vosges is less attractive to the north of its summit reach. Past the summit the hills and verdant forests of the Coney Valley to the south were well behind Wanderlust now, replaced … Continue reading
With a shove we pushed Wanderlust off the stone quay in Épinal’s port de plaisance. The physical force left her slowly drifting clear of the bank towards the center of the channel. Once Wanderlust was several feet away from the … Continue reading
Leaving the canal port in Forges d’Uzemain Wanderlust continued along on the calm waters of the tree-lined canal. Approaching the summit pound of the Canal des Vosges the forest gives way at first to open farmlands and then to Épinal’s … Continue reading
Many overseas visitors to France stay only in the large cities, and in particular Paris. It makes it easy to come away with the impression that France consists of large metropolitan areas and is densely population. But that’s not the … Continue reading
Our departure from Selles came with a bit of a mystery: How do we get the moving bridge just ahead of us at the end of the halte nautique to open. Normally we would have called, having noted the VNF … Continue reading
We had thoughts of staying a couple days in Corre but the combination of heavy rain overnight and a mooring spot where we had to lift Gig on and off the boat changed our minds. When we saw that there … Continue reading
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