River-boating gallic-style

25 February 2014

In the past year, we have written about yachting and pleasure boating at many locations, both home and abroad. The options for a vacation spent on water are numerous, including The Norfolk Broads, The English Lakes and the British canals network but Peter Lewsey decided to try the French alternative and declared it most restful.

Our boating adventure began when we arrived at the Nicol’s European holiday specialist base at Brienon sur Armançon. It was from this picturesque and seldom travelled part of north-central France that we would collect the boat that would be our home for the next seven days of cruising down a French canal.

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