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How It All Unfolded

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The Beginning – March 2019
Chap. 1 – The Survey – Step One
Chap. 2 – The Survey – Step Two
Chap. 3 – The Empty Interior
Chap. 4 – Dijon – The Dress Code
Chap. 5 – Dijon – A Different Style of Dress
Chap. 6 – We Can Sleep
Chap. 7 – A Barge With A View
Chap. 8 – Into The Water
Chap. 9 – St. Jean-de-Losne
Chap. 10 – Local Delights
Chap. 11 – Local Lunch
Chap. 12 – Back To The Slipway
Chap. 13 – Taking On Fuel
Chap. 14 – To Dijon
Chap. 15 – Finally In Dijon
Chap. 16 – Tram Art
Chap. 17 – More Dijon Dress Codes
Chap. 18 – The Dijon Countryside
Chap. 19 – A Tight Squeeze
Chap. 20 – The Bow Thruster
Chap. 21 – Going Underwater
Chap. 22 – Schengen
Chap. 23 – To Our New Home
Chap. 24 – Not As Much Fun
Chap. 25 – Port Royal
Chap. 26 – Power To The Port
Chap. 27 – A Former Neighbour
Chap. 28 – More History
Chap. 29 – Pontoons
Chap. 30 – The Changing View
Chap. 31 – The Town of Auxonne
Chap. 32 – The Comings And Goings
Chap. 33 – Cats and Dogs
Chap. 34 – Neither Cat Nor Dog
Chap. 35 – The DBA
Chap. 36 – Finding a Flag
Chap. 37 – A Dutch Treat
Chap. 38 – A Bonus
Chap. 39 – A Guided Tour of Aleau
Chap. 40 – What Makes Her Tick
Chap. 41 – Let It Rain
Chap. 42 – Underway
Chap. 43 – Flags
Chap. 44 – The Savoyeux Tunnel
Chap. 45 – Can I See The Menu, Please
Chap. 46 – Skip Paris
Chap. 47 – Barge and Breakfast
Chap. 48 – The Thrusters
Chap. 49 – Dining Onboard
Chap. 50 – Dining Ashore
Chap. 51 – Rafting
Chap. 52 – Forced to Flee
Chap. 53 – The Numbers
Chap. 54 – Christmas
Chap. 55 – Where Else?
Chap. 56 – More Locks
Chap. 57 – Training and Licensing
2020
Chap. 58 – COVID
Chap. 59 – Quarantine Over
Chap. 60 – Thank You, Simon
Chap. 61 – Dijon
Chap. 62 – Dead Batteries – Yummy Pizza
Chap. 63 – Heading South
Chap. 64- Seurre
Chap. 65 – Exploring Seurre
Chap. 66 – On the Move, Again
Chap. 67 – Chalon-sur-Sâone
Chap. 68 – A Stroll Through Chalon-sur-Sâone
Chap. 69 – A Sign of the Times
Chap. 70 – Lockdown
Chap. 71 – Levity
Chap. 72 – Manual Labour
Chap. 73 – What A Job!
Chap. 74 – Making Friends
Chap. 75 – To The Source
Chap. 76 – The Other Leaks
Chap. 77 – Into The Tank
Chap. 78 – Back to Normal
Chap. 79 – This Ain’t Normal
Chap. 80 – Farther Afield
Chap. 81 – It’s Complicated
Chap. 82 – New Year’s Eve
2021
Chap. 83 – Snow
Chap. 84 – Covid Curfew
Chap. 85 – OFII
Chap. 86 – Brrr…
Chap. 87 – Promenade
Chap. 88 – Troubled Waters
Chap. 89 – Red Rain
Chap. 90 – Ups and Downs
Chap. 91 – Netflix Emergency
Chap. 92 – What a Difference!
Chap. 93 – A Walk on the Wild Side
Chap. 94a – Signs, Signs, Everywhere A Sign
Chap. 94b – Blue Boarding
Chap. 94c – AIS
Chap. 95 – Beautiful Bèze
Chap. 96 – Happy Easter
Chap. 97 – Up, Up, and Away
Chap. 98 – Easter Dinner
Chap. 99 – Weather Woes
Chap. 100 – Lunch Hour
Chap. 101 – Harder Than Getting Into University
Chap. 102 – Cruising Through Paris
Chap. 103 – Don’t Touch
Chap. 104 – Don’t Ask
Chap. 105 – Rain
Chap. 106 – Barges
Chap. 107 – Dining In
Chap. 108 – Couldn’t Resist
Chap. 109 – Visitors
Chap. 110 – Quel Orage!
Chap. 111 – So Lucky
Chap. 112 – Still Rising
Chap. 113 – A Flooded Lunch
Chap. 114 – A Grey Outlook in Gray
Chap. 115 – 24 Hours Later
Chap. 116 – Land Ahoy!
Chap. 117 – Bimini Repaired
Chap. 118 – Dining in Dijon
Chap. 119 – Departing Dijon
Chap. 120 – Wild Times
Chap. 121 – We Meet Again
Chap. 122 – Leaving Room
Chap. 123 – Lunching in Luxury
Chap. 124 – Locking
Chap. 125 – …Ouche
Chap. 126 – A Magnificent Mooring
Chap. 127 – Foiled by Fog
Chap. 128 – Culinary Chalon
Chap. 129 – Just Like A Car
Chap. 130 – Home?
Chap. 131 – A Christmas Tour – Part I
Chap. 132 – A Christmas Tour – Part II
2022
Chap. 133 – Back to Beaune
Chap. 134 – Touring Tournus
Chap. 135 – Beguiling Belfort
Chap. 136 – Where (Some of) Our Money Goes
Chap. 137 – What’s in a Name?
Chap. 138 – Election Day
Chap. 139 – Quintessentially French
Chap. 140 – Shocking
Chap. 141 – Odds and Sods
Chap. 142 – Canadian Friends
Chap. 143 – To Paris
Chap. 144 – A Long Walk
Chap. 145 – Santenay
Chap. 146 – St. Léger-sur-Dheune
Chap. 147 – Écuisses
Chap. 148 – Montceau-les-Mines
Chap. 149 – Canal Closed
Chap. 150 – I Do
Chap. 151 – A Close Call
Chap. 152 – Oh, Deer
Chap. 153 – Cruise-In Restaurant
Chap. 154 – Recycling
Chap. 155 – Nevers
Chap. 156 – Nevers Lunch and Dinner
Chap. 157 – Missed Opportunity
Chap. 158 – A Stern Day
Chap. 159 – Guarded by Geese
Chap. 160 – Stranded in Sancerre
Chap. 161 – Birthday Plus One
Chap. 162 – U-Turn After U-Turn
Chap. 163 – Market Day in Briare
Chap. 164 – Bistronomique
Chap. 165 – Racing Against Time
Chap. 166- Brrr…
Chap. 167 – Bigger Than Us
Chap. 168 – A Better Way
Chap. 169 – Onto the Seine
Chap. 170 – Sensational Sens
Chap. 171 – Oh, No. Not Again.
Chap. 172 – Finally Underway
Chap. 173 – To Auxerre
Chap. 174 – To Gurgy and Joigny (and a bit about AIS)
Chap. 175 – To Villeneuve-sur-Yonne and Sens
Chap. 176 – Time to Share
Chap. 177 – The Best Patisserie in France
Chap. 178 – Turn Right at the Chinese Restaurant
Chap. 179 – We’ve Arrived!
Chap. 180 – In the Tunnel
Chap. 181 – Above the Tunnel
Chap. 182 – Back On The Seine
Chap. 183 – Winter
Chap. 184 – Evolution
Chap. 185 – Anniversary Dinner
Chap. 186 – A Busy Spot
Chap. 187 – Why A Duck?
Chap. 188 – New Year’s Eve Meals
2023
Chap. 189 – En Grève
Chap. 190 – Caress Me, Please
Chap. 191 – Valentine’s Day Dinner
Chap. 192 – Again, and Again, and Again
Chap. 193 – Only In France
Chap. 194 – We’re Off
Chap. 195 – Mary, Mary
Chap. 196 – Horsing Around
Chap. 197 – How Close Can We Get?
Chap. 198 – Château-Thierry
Chap. 199 – Sloping Locks
Chap. 200 – Dining in Dormans
Chap. 201 – Bring On The Bubbly
Chap. 202 – Just in Time for Lunch
Chap. 203 – Meeting Friends
Chap. 204 – Dormans Redux
Chap. 205 – First Again
Chap. 206 – Mooring in Meaux
Chap. 207 – Meandering Through Moret
Chap. 208 – Bridge to Nowhere
Chap. 209 – Rally Round
Chap. 210 – A Nod to the Nivernais
Chap. 211 – Detour to Dole
Chap. 212 – An Auxerre Appetite
Chap. 213 – Villenuve-sur-Yonne
Chap. 214 – A Reminder on the River
Chap. 215 – More Moret
Chap. 216 – Jaws
Chap. 217 – Serendipity on the Seine
Chap. 218 – Big Barges
Chap. 219 – A Short Stay
Chap. 220 – A New Adventure
Chap. 221 – Pausing in Pontoise
Chap. 222 – Barging Blind
Chap. 223 – A Sigh of Relief
Chap. 224 – Isle-l’Adam
Chap. 225 – Dining Out
Chap. 226 – Trapped!!!
Chap. 227 – While We Wait
Chap. 228 – Released From Custody
Chap. 229 – Competition in Compiegne
Chap. 230 – A Rapid Return
Chap. 231 – Cergy
Chap. 232 – Fighting Fog
Chap. 233 – Arriving in Arsenal
Chap. 234 – I Lied
Chap. 235 – A Bottomless Cup of Coffee
Chap. 236 – Hiding in Plain Sight
Chap. 237 – Our Second-Anniversary Dinner
Chap. 238 – Christmas in Paris
Chap. 239 – Holiday Dinners
2024 – What We’re Expecting
Chap. 240 – A Fur Fix
Chap. 241 – A Monkey Meal
Chap. 242 – Lunching in Luxury
Chap. 243 – Valentine’s Day Lunch
Chap. 244 – Water Woes
Chap. 245 – Another Bouillon
Chap. 246 – Close to Catastrophe
Chap. 247 – The Shortest Chapter Ever
Chap. 248 – Just Ducky
Chap. 249 – Underway
Chap. 250 – Police Probe Propulseurs
Chap. 251 – We’re Off. Finally!
Chap. 252 – Where Is Everyone?
Chap. 253 – Threading Our Way
Chap. 254 – A Bathroom Break – Part I
Chap. 255 – A Bathroom Break – Part II
Chap. 256 – Our Turn
Chap. 257 – Maasbracht
Chap. 258 – A Different Point of View

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