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.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

A view from Sancerre

Not many posts recently, we've been having too much fun! Crossed the Briare viaduct over the Loire River, and onto the Canal de Briare. Had great visits with friends Bob and Faith from Tucson, and Janet Rubenstein from Santa Fe, NM!! Janet took this shot of us on the tower on the ramparts around Sancerre. I'll get around to posting soon. We are in Chatillon-Coligny, heading towards Montargis.
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Location: 18300 Sancerre, France

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