Hi Maxime,
the french canal network has indeed receded in the past 70 years. The
total length has decreased from 12,000 km to 8,000 km in this period.
However, most of the routes still exist and provide the ability to go
basically anywhere from anywhere but the notable exception of the Loire
that is not navigable any more, leading to the network of Brittany being
isolated from the rest of the network.

mcamirand a écrit :
Hi group,

I've just reread Weston Martyr's "The 200# Millionaire". It's got me
dreaming about cruising the inland waterways of Europe.
Thing is, the story was written in the 1930s. It claims that you can
get pretty much everywhere in France and central Europe through inland
waterways, even all the way to Budapest, Prague, etc. Is this still
true? Are these inland canals still in operation or have they been
abandoned in the last 70 years? If there are still as many
possibilities as Martyr talked about, what kind of draft is
acceptable?

Anyone done it?

Regards,
-Maxime Camirand