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Moored up in France for the winter

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In our last post we "dismasted" Let Bateau and we're motoring South in Belgium up the Mass/Meuse River. It is so nice to get to a bridge or tunnel and know we don't have to wait for an "opening". One of the more impressive opening bridges And now straight under a low bridge Then on South through Belgium to the lovely old town of Namur on the confluence of the Mass and Sambre rivers. Namur with it's medieval fort above the town bridge As we motored up the river we came across a lot of fisherman who were almost exclusively catch and release. They at times had a huge amount of paraphernalia. And some of the boats were just like a truck tube, but with an electric outboard and a depth sounder/fishfinder. Yes, his feet are out the bottom! On the Meuse River in France We wound up the Meuse Valley between steep green hills often with rocky outcrops. It was so different to to the Dutch countryside. Along the way we would come to villag...