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Month: July 2019

July 23, 2019

Our trip down the Mighty Rhone River – despite dire warnings, we loved it

From Lyon the Saone river converges with the Mighty Rhône River, and becomes one river.  From the Saone we went through the huge lock of de Pierre-Benite and onto the Rhône. With this amount of w...
July 15, 2019 / 3 Comments

Moored in Lyon, city of contrasts, where Roman history rubs shoulders with modernity

Lyon is one of the most interesting cities in the world, and it’s amazing to have our floating home moored here.  We arrived in Lyon on the Saone river and left on the mighty Rhône. The Saone and...

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Recent Posts

  • 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
  • May 30, 2018 Back on our barge in France for our third season

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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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