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, August 11, 2011

Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore . . . or, we've got to get a bigger boat.

We returned from a quick shopping trip to find Fleur - a huge hotel boat tied up to us in Chatillon-Coligny - that's actually Alouette looking quite tiny,  towards the right center of the photograph. Shortly thereafter, Arian, a 26 meter barge pulled in front of us for the night. We were planning to set off early in the morning for Montargis. Happily, the captain of Fleur plans to shove off at 7:30 a.m, so we'll scoot around Ariana in the front and be on our merry way in the morning.
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Location: 45230 Châtillon-Coligny, France

2 comments:

  1. GeezerAugust 11, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    I TOLD you to buy a boat with bow mounted cannons and depth charges, but you didn't listen. Now look at the mess you are in.

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