Alouette is a Luxemotor barge built in 1910 in Zwartsluis, Holland. She was first used as a cattle transporter, and later as a shrimp fishing boat. In 2002, she was lovingly converted by a British couple into a liveaboard barge. We are her third owners - Randy and Deborah, two Americans from Colorado who escaped corporate life in search of an adventure. After a few years of searching for the right adventure, we discovered the barging life. Having sailed for most of our adult lives, it seemed a perfect fit. We spent another year looking for the right barge and in the summer of 2010 found her in Roanne, France. We've renamed her Alouette - the Lark. And so in her 100th year, together with our two Russian Blue cats, we're shoving off for a life on the canals and rivers of Europe.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Dry dock days
The survey came out great, no steel plates needed, so bottom painting has started. We hope to have a few sunny days to finish the red hull paint ourselves. We'll have the dry dock to ourselves over the weekend and hopefully will float out on Monday.
Painting the hull red? Guess all those plein air classes are finally paying off.
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