The Eben Haezer

The Eben Haezer is my new most favorite boat ever. Like the Antidote, it is a Tjalk that still has it's mast and sail. The people who rehabbed it did an excellent job. The interior is gorgeous and the exterior is also stunning. If I had 187,000 euros it would be mine.

Boat of the Week: The Antiope

It's a steal at €100.000! There are green leather built-in couches and lots of shiny wood!

Sabotage

Yes, one of the Barge girls has thrown a huge wooden shoe in the works of our plan to take the European barging world by storm. How? By running off and getting married. And I can't even be mad because he is the nicest guy on the planet and who could stand in the way of true love. Not me, that's for sure.

So now it's up to my new mate, Sparky the Wondercat to grow some opposable thumbs and learn semaphore. He will also need to learn some French, Dutch, and possibly German. I hear the french cats are terribly snooty, but I have no doubt that he will win them over with his many (alas, not manly) charms.

why Living on a Boat is a Good Idea

Global warming approaching point of no return, warns leading climate expert

the waters are rising...

Our government at work: His comments rocked the Bush administration - which immediately tried to slap him down - not least because it put him in his post after Exxon, the major oil company most opposed to international action on global warming, complained that his predecessor was too "aggressive" on the issue.

Another Reason We Need to Go

Torture? Not if cheerleaders do it, lawyer claims

"Forcing naked Iraqi prisoners to pile themselves in human pyramids was not torture, because American cheerleaders do it every year, a court was told today.

A lawyer defending Specialist Charles Graner, who is accused of being a ringleader in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, argued that piling naked prisoners in pyramids was a valid form of prisoner control."

The thing about a barge is

You need a Gilligan. Someone to help with the bilge pump. Tieing in to the dock. Taking out the trash. That sort of thing.

On Barge, you have freedom. And fresh country air. And long nights in the saloon. We can play our music loud, 'cause the neighbors are far away.

Corita B at Capstang

Corita B at Capstang
Originally uploaded by disastrogirl.

This is a pic of the Corita B going under the Capstang bridge on the Canal du Midi. It is a very tight squeeze for most barges

Barge on Canal

Canan Nan Gaidheal
Originally uploaded by disastrogirl.

This is an exterior view of my current favorite barge for sale, the Canan Nan Gaidheal. I have no idea what the name means but she sure is pretty.