On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:36:43 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:23:36 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:07:06 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

I've always been fascinated by these craft - seems like a great
weekender. I understand that these craft are also live aboards.

It's hard to say but the ones in Paris look like they are mostly
liveaboards. I suppose that once you get a good spot along the bank
no one wants to give it up. There have been a few interesting
programs on television about traveling through Europe on boats like
that.

We saw a so called "Narrow Boat" suitable for traveling the back
country English canals in Baltimore inner harbor two years ago. They
were heading south on the Chesapeake and ICW like everyone else - must
have taken a wrong turn in London. :-)

http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...Images&gbv= 2

I first saw one of these barges in Wooden Boat magazine years ago -
the Mystic Seaport was involved in restoring one that was found in New
York - I want to say somewhere along the Erie Canal, but I can't
remember at the moment. I rode down to the Seaport to look at it and
it was a very interesting boat.

There was also a TV series "Highlander" and part of that series was
shot along the Seine - the protagonist owned a narrow boat that, at
least from the interior shots, was quite a vessel.

Then I saw a documentary on them and I was forever curious.

Seems like a great way to peruse the countryside at a leisurely pace.

Another boat that absoutely fascinates me are these:

http://www.apolloduck.nl/image.phtml?id=56883&image=1

I don't know what they are called, but I've been on two of them and
they are a very special type of boat.

You need to visit the Netherlands and look at some of the boats. The
country is a treat to visit.