As I mentioned earlier, this will be our fourth European boating trip, so there are a few things we've learned to prepare for. For example, and this sounds so basic, we need to know the exact address of the base from which we start our trip. Last year, when we went to Holland, it sounded like the base was right in the middle of a small town, easy to find. But when we got there, we had no idea where we were going and the small town isn't so small when you're dragging suitcases! So, today, David emailed FPP to find the addresses of both our starting and ending bases.
We have also inquired about the possibility of renting/borrowing a VHF radio for the trip. We had one when we went to Belgium and it was a lifesaver! When we got to bridges or locks that needed to be opened it was so much easier to be able to radio them and ask how long we'd have to wait.
We have secured two apartments - one for the first two nights in Paris and one for our last night. This is always a leap of faith - will they look like the pictures, will the landlord actually show up to let us in or have they taken our money and run? If worse comes to worse, we'll just find a hotel, but I feel confident. We still have to map out our driving route from Paris to Louhans. I also have to finish finding out every bit of information about each town we'll be passing through on our trip. I like to scope out all the interesting sights and good restaurants in advance. So, there's still some work to be done!
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