Welcome to Living Barge – my travel blog which will chronicle my adventures around the world and on my barge, The Rabelo! Feel free to weigh in, ask questions and enjoy the blog!
-Tom Miller
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It’s springtime in France. Life’s palate has blossomed, or should I say exploded into a rainbow of colors, musical birds, the smell of fresh cut grass, and so much more to savor. It’s a combination that’s guaranteed to bring joy to our hearts. With the new spring we also met some new friends on an old familiar boat.
We originally met Georgie and Greg six years ago on their boat Zambezi. We’ve stayed in touch, and met on the canals a ...
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Tags: Author of The Wave, Author Tom Miller, Barge, Barge Adventure France, Barge Travel, Barging, Burgundy canal, Daniel Rose Spring Restaurant, Dijon, France, Great Comet of 1812, Hello Dolly, Living Barge, Luxembourg Gardens, New York City, Paris, Pissarro, Rabelo, Rabelo Barge, Rubicon Theater, Saint Jean de Losne, Six Degrees of Separation, The Wave, They Came From Away
In my last blog I wrote about building spreader bars to hold Rabelo off the quay in Dijon. The reason for the spreader bars was because we’ve had problems with unwanted visitors. My thought process was that placing six feet of water between the land and Rabelo would be a significant deterrent. As ominous as having uninvited guests may sound it’s been more of an annoyance than a problem. At no time have we ever felt threatened,
On one occasion a ...
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It’s good to be back! Lisa and I have returned to Rabelo after an amazing week and a half of travel. Our favorite cites in the world are New York and Paris, and that’s where we’ve been.
We spent almost a week in New York with the Rubicon Theater. This was our fifth trip with them. Last year we went to Ireland, and enjoyed the Dublin’s theater scene. This year, we saw four great performances in the Big Apple. Our favorites ...
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Tags: Author of The Wave, Author Tom Miller, Barge, Barge Adventure France, Barge Travel, Barging, Burgundy canal, Daniel Rose Spring Restaurant, Dijon, France, Great Comet of 1812, Hello Dolly, Living Barge, Luxembourg Gardens, New York City, Paris, Pissarro, Rabelo, Rabelo Barge, Rubicon Theater, Saint Jean de Losne, Six Degrees of Separation, The Wave, They Came From Away
After fifty years with Continental and then United Airlines our friend Scott recently retired. Needless to say the guy loves airplanes, so we had to take him to Chateau Savigny-les-Beaune. This is the chateau with the collection of post world War II fighter jets. Of course they also have a wonderful collection of race cars, the largest private collection of motorcycles in France, and a collection of fire engines. The best part is they make some excellent wines.
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We have a rule on Rabelo. We never have more than one couple a month for more than five days. Of course rules are meant to be broken, and on occasion we’ve broken almost all of Rabelo’s Rules. We said goodbye to our friends Tom and Ilana, and less than a week later our friends Scott, Lovita, Jon, and Cherolyn arrived. We’ve had both these couples on Rabelo before, and know that they are some of our easiest ...
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After an amazing tasting at Olivier Leflaive our next stop was the Domaine Faiveley. Lisa and I thought that Tom really pulled a rabbit out of the hat for this one. Faiveley is not open to the public. They are famous for producing some of the finest wines in the world. If you can even find their wines you will pay dearly for them. I found it interesting that they stored literally hundreds of different wines and vintages in their ...
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We met our friends Tom and Ilana at the Dijon train station. Rabelo’s gearshift and throttle were still not working, but at least we were moored in a safe place, and could use the car to go sightseeing.
Our first stop was the Musee Des Beaux-Arts, or the Museum of Fine Art. It used to be the Ducs of Burgundy palace. In a sense it still is as Philip the Bold and John the Fearless along with his wife Margret of ...
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Rabelo has been a bad girl. We were headed to Dijon to meet our friends Tom and Ilana who were joining us in just a few days. From St. Jean de Losne it’s a two-day trip on the Burgundy Canal that includes 22 locks on the least scenic portion of the canal. With that said it’s still rather picturesque in some places. I was approaching a lock and placed the gearshift in neutral to slow Rabelo down. Something wasn’t right. ...
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Our last stop on the Canal du Centre was the town of Fragnes. The mooring is nice, but most important it’s close to the big city of Chalon en sur Saone, but only if you have a car. There’s easy shopping, and we needed to pickup a few parts for Rabelo.
Lisa and I went for a morning walk, and found a chicken farm next to the canal. The chickens were obviously free range as they were ...
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Lisa and I love the village of Santenay. There are a couple of fine restaurants, along with a number of excellent wineries. We especially enjoy visiting the Domaine Chateau de Santenay. One of the things that makes stopping in Santenay so special is the anchorage. Surrounded by trees the mooring at Santenay looks out over the village, as the canal at this point is above the valley floor. It can only hold a few boats, but we seem ...
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