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Month: June 2019

June 16, 2019 / 1 Comment

On our way – familiar sights and new adventures

It’s so much easier now that we are experienced bargees, we’re back into the slow life… traveling around 20 km a day, which takes us around 4 hours, depending on the number of locks and if we have to ...

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  • DBA Magazine - Article on Sojourn
  • Excel Midi Bridge dimensions

Recent Posts

  • March 17, 2022 Sojourn is sadly for Sale
  • August 26, 2019 The Canal du Midi, a World Heritage UNESCO site
  • August 5, 2019 A Taste of Provence, while we wait for la Mistral wind to die down
  • July 23, 2019 Our trip down the Mighty Rhone River – despite dire warnings, we loved it
  • July 15, 2019 Moored in Lyon, city of contrasts, where Roman history rubs shoulders with modernity
  • June 16, 2019 On our way – familiar sights and new adventures
  • May 30, 2019 Back in France for our 4th season
  • August 15, 2018 From the Saone river to Dole
  • July 9, 2018 Last few days on the Canal du Centre
  • July 5, 2018 La Belle France

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Caretakers – Past and Present

1912 – 1930 Named Bouwina Catharina - Jan Bakker
1930 – 1964 Name changed to Trouwe Hulp - W Venema
1964 – 2014 Name changed to Neeltje – ??
2014 - 2015 Name changed to Sojourn - Peter and Jeanette Langerak
2015 - Present - Pam Oldacre Horsfield and Rob Horsfield
Sojourn Old and New

About Us

Pam Oldacre Horsfield and Rob Horsfield - Caretakers of Sojourn
Our Journey so far:
2014: walking and cycling the Camino from St. Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago in Spain.
2015: walking in Cinque Terra, Alaska, the Cotswold Way and buying a Barge.
2016: getting married and starting our one of many meanderings through France on our Barge called Sojourn.
More can be seen here - Stepping Out at 60.
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