"Neil Arlidge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Michael Clarke wrote:
>> Good and be prepared to generate a lot of interest and questions from >> lock keepers, the general public and other boaters. My boat club >> http://www.snef.be/ here in Belgium became very upset when they >> thought I might leave and join another club, they didn't want to lose >> an interesting boat ;-) > > Is it true they forget your length and let you into ports that normally do > not allow anything over 15m? Not had that problem so far in Belgium. > I expect you have done the narrow and shallow Canal D'Ourcq and shimmied > under all the lift bridges? :-) Not done that yet but I have shimmied under a few lift bridges at locks on the Sambre ;-) > Having had a waste of time trip to Paris to look at a barge in Arsenal > Basin, we spent Sunday morning watching the traffic going round Ile De La > Cite and Ile St-Louis. > Although a bit scary, hardly worse than going through London on the > tideway. I'd expect that after what you have managed to achieve with your narrow boat in the UK, that the canals and rivers of Europe will be a doodle for you. -- Regards Michael Clarke Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://users.skynet.be/sky34301/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
