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.

Monday, September 12, 2011

We'll be back when we have a better connection





We spent a wonderful 3 weeks in Montargis, visiting chateaus, marches, shopping, riding our bikes.  Last week, we cruised through Montargis to the turning basin to turn Alouette around so we could begin heading back to Roanne.  We are in Ouzouer-sur-Treeze but have a poor internet connection, so like all good Americans, we headed out to the local McDonalds in Gien, where we can access high speed internet.  I'll post more pictures once we're at a good wifi spot, probably Sury-pre-Lere.  We are excited to have our buddies from Tucson, Bill and Mary Read, arriving on Friday.  We'll pick them up at the train station in Montargis, visit Sancerre, and cruise with them to Sury-pre-Lere.  They will head back by train to Paris to join a Rick Steves' tour!  In the meantime, here are a couple of rare photos - Debbie driving, Randy handling the lines!
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Location: 2-6 Rue Saint-Roch, 45250 Ouzouer-sur-Trézée, France

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