There were 5 couples in addition to ourselves. Three couples were new to French Country Waterways and 3 couples were repeat cruisers.
Starting at the upper left and working counter clockwise -
Michael and Heather Dunne from Sydney, Australia
Derek and Sandy Gardiner from Lexington, MA.
Jim and Carol Thompson from Atlanta, GA
Hansi and Donald Haufler from Hampton, VA
Pierre Richard and Miriam Lopez from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
We knew ahead of time that this was a "foodie" trip and we haven't been disappointed. What follows will be a mixture of scenery, canal boating and FOOD! I've tried to record what we have had for each lunch and dinner. So, interspersed among the travel pictures will be the meals of the day.
We arrived at the barge late Sunday afternoon. We had a welcoming champagne toast, a brief explanation of what was to come and then shown to our staterooms. Before you knew it, it was time for our first dinner.
Our barge trip through some of the canals in Burgandy began with a bus ride of about 3 hours from Paris to St. Jean-de-Losne where our barge was anchored. The barge, owned and operated by French Country Waterways, has 6 nice staterooms which accommodate 12 passengers. We are attended by a crew of 6. Below is a map of our route, a picture of the Nenuphar and the list of crew members.
