Pont Remy, Long, Picquigny FR 27 May - 2 June 2022 On Friday we headed back upstream, to start our journey back along the Somme. We found the steering much easier around corners as we had the current working to make our rudder more effective. But we did have a few places where the current was running over 4kms an hour, slowing us down considerably.
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Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Le Crotoy FR 24-26 May 2022 We decided to stay in Saint Valery until Friday so we had a couple of days to look around.
Picquigny, Long, Abbeville, to Saint Valery 19-23 May 2022 We left Amiens on Thursday morning. From here the river had a strong current and had many sharp turns. There was some respite where there was a canal for the lock, and the occasional straight stretch, but mostly it was quite technical cruising with me on the helm, and Howard at the front looking for shallow depths or obstacles in the water. We thought we did quite a god job of it, although we did slide into the bank a couple of times. Sunset from the lock at Picquigny
Amiens FR 13-18 May 2022 After the drama of our trip to Amiens we still manged to go out on our bikes on Friday afternoon to retrace our steps along the river to see the Hortillonages. This is a low lying area, criss crossed with canals and lakes, with many market gardens. We hope to go on a boat trip into the Hortillonages when we return back up the river.
Corbie to Amiens 13 May 2022 Not many photos in this blog - we were too busy. Below the story of our voyage on Friday the 13th - which lived up to its reputation. The quai at the silos near the Corbie lock
Fumay, Chipilly, Corbie, Villers-Bretonneaux FR 6-12 May 2022 Before travelling further along the Somme we took a side trip to Fumay on the Somme to attend the Barge Association Rally (DBA). After that we cruised down to Corbie where we visited the Australian WWI related sites in Villers-Bretonneaux. Misty morning from our boat in Chipilly
Frise and Cappy FR 26 April - 5 May 2020 We finally made it to the Somme proper, and to Cappy which is where we plan to be for almost 2 weeks, so that we can safely leave the boat for a couple of weekends away. Here's what we've been up to. Fragny
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