DiscoverByBarge Week 220: Sparks fly Dry docking is imminent as the welders start putting Clair back together. The weather is getting colder and we hunt down some warmer cloths.
DiscoverByBarge Week 219: Sanding and more sanding Our thirtieth wedding anniversary, lots of sanding and working hard on Clair de Lune.
DiscoverByBarge Week 218: Plans within plans We get the first round of plans back from the architects, as well as news on when we head into the dry dock.
DiscoverByBarge Week 217: Dawn of the demolition We arrive back in Gent and move into the shipyard where the work of demolition begins!
DiscoverByBarge Week 216: We made it back to Belgium After four long weeks, we finally arrive in Belgium! It's been an epic journey, but we're ready for new challenges now.
DiscoverByBarge Week 215: Heading for Reims From the Champagne-Bourgogne canal, onto the Lateral du Marne and finally, heading up to Reims. We continue winding our way north towards Belgium, up hill and down dale.
DiscoverByBarge Week 214: Turning north up the Champagne canal Our first week alone on Clair de Lune underway. We travel to St Jean-de-Losne then onto the Borgougne-Champagne canal.
DiscoverByBarge Week 213: Lessons galore on the Canal du Centre We have our first run in with a low hanging bridge as we come to grips with navigating Clair de Lune.
DiscoverByBarge Week 212: Preparing to go A crazy week. I return from Belgium with architects, we hard prepping Clair de Lune for getting underway, collect our skipper and then work even harder to make sure everything is in place. We're finally ready to set off.
Belgium Week 205: Discover by Barge The company is officially formed, we move into our apartment and the contract for the barge is ready to go. A lot happens this week!