Tarascon

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Today was Saturday! We’d finished our five days of covid isolation, so by rights we’d be allowed to mingle with the masses. But we didn’t feel comfortable doing that so we kept ourselves to ourselves. The Catherine was moored at … Continued

Viviers – the highlight of the trip

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SS Catherine moored overnight at the village of Viviers. As usual, we waited until the passengers had departed for their excursions – one of which was to the famous Châteauneuf-du-Pape vineyard. Oh well. Some more excellent wine missed. We walked … Continued

A day in Rouen

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Rouen is the starting point for passengers wanting to visit the Normandy beaches where the D-day landings took place in June, 1944. I think many of our American passengers would have had a grandfather or other relative who took part … Continued