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.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Market day in Roanne

We're almost done with refinishing the hatches so we took a break to visit the weekly market in Roanne.  All sorts of great produce, strawberries from Provence, meats, cheeses, lavender soaps, and a chanteuse playing an accordian.  Randy snapped a shot of me at the flower stand.
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  1. DebApril 12, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Looking good! Can't wait (well, not literally) to join you!

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