...and just for clarification: "Leontyne" was the small tug that pushed
the barge across the channel and all the way through its voyage, so I'm
not sure it qualifies with these others as it was not self powered as
they are. Looked the same, though. I'll bet it was just as much fun,
too!
PeggLeg
In article <110120161902547142%reply@here.net>, PeggLeg
<reply@here.net> wrote:
> I try so d**n hard to work through this age thing, and I turn around
> and put something like "got it all fixed uo" in a post...and I checked
> it at least 3 times!!! Crap! Back to the jug...
>
> PeggLeg
>
>
> In article <100120162249198819%reply@here.net>, PeggLeg
> <reply@here.net> wrote:
>
> > Wow! I thought I'd gone deaf (er)! Katherine may enjoy it...but I have
> > a feeling that there will be a lot more folks enjoying it with her. If
> > you have any more Canal Boat vids ( in XviD or DivX ) please post. I
> > got some that were just posted a ways back.
> > A long time ago, when I was much younger and wanting to tour Europe,
> > PBS (I'm across the pond, as you say) put on a three part mini-series
> > called "Barging Through Europe: The Voyage Of The Leontyne ) or
> > something like that. A guy in Britain restored a barge, got it all
> > fixed uo, then took it across the channel and started in France (I
> > think!?) and barged all the way up to somewhere in Scandinavia. I had
> > dreams about it back then. Never got to see it all but I guess that
> > they had quite a time getting it all started. Now THAT would be an
> > Adventure...with a capital A!
> > The canals over there, In Britain and Europe, look like a boaters
> > Heaven. Relaxed, easy days, friendly...
> > Thank You for the post...whether Katherine enjoys it or not. I will,
> > and I'm sure that many more will as well!
> > Later...
> >
> > PeggLeg
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