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BILL AND NANCY'S STORY

It doesn't seem possible, but it's true: it's been more than 20 years since we
said goodbye to our careers in San Francisco and leaped off the cliff, better
known as RETIREMENT!

 

As we look back and see ourselves hurtling into a new life – a new country, new
culture, new language – we'd love to tell anyone who is coming up on this
momentous change that the "cliff" is nothing to fear! As the song says, just
"spread your wings and hold your breath, and always trust your cape."

 

In January 2000, we moved to France and bought a 72-ft converted Dutch barge
intending to cruise for 2 or 3 years on France's canals and rivers. We'd never
owned a boat before, and we didn't speak French, so not just a few of our
friends thought we were nuts! But it turned into an adventure that lasted 12
years and was better than we ever could have imagined and isn't truly over.

 

Even though we no longer live in France – we have friends worldwide; our dog
Parigi speaks French; we feel at home in the French section of any wine store;
we are still jumping off new cliffs!

 

Over the years, we've shared our adventures via this web page, and we are
choosing to refresh it and keep it alive in hopes we can inspire others on the
brink of retirement to follow your dreams! 

 

Take a chance! And always trust your cape!


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 * 2001
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 * 2002
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 * 2003
    * January
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    * August
    * September
    * October
    * November
    * December

 * 2004
    * Winter
    * Spring
    * Summer
    * Fall

 * 2005
    * Winter
    * Spring
    * Summer
    * Fall

 * 2006
    * Spring
    * Summer
    * Fall
    * Winter

 * 2007
    * Winter
    * Spring
    * Summer
    * Fall

 * 2008
    * April in Paris
    * Yacht Club Paris Bastille
    * Spring is Here
    * Venetian Carnival
    * Paris Marathon
    * Farewell Parties
    * Bistrot en Seine
    * Lady Lorne
    * Canal Saint-Martin Barge Picnic
    * Sunday in the Park
    * Hopping around Paris
    * Deux Chevaux

 * 2009
    * New Pontoons
    * Ireland with 7 in a mini van
    * Tulips in Bloom
    * Sortie Guinguette
    * Le Monde
    * Canals of Paris
    * La Fête de la Musique, 2009
    * La Fête Nationale, Paris 2009
    * La Côte d'Or
    * Savigny en Tous Sens
    * Croisement Difficile
    * Plouarzel, au bout du monde
    * Chez FiFi
    * There are kids on our block
    * Mise en bouteille sur le quai

 * 2010
    * A Portrait of Winter in Paris
    * The view from our back deck
    * le Bal des Pompiers, Paris 4ème
    * Cruising on the Marne
    * Éclaircie on the move again
    * Carnaval Vénitien de Paris 2010
    * Bonne Année à toutes et tous

 * 2011
    * Our winter vacation
    * Soirée Moules "Chips"
    * YCPB Barbecue
    * Cruising on the Marne
    * Festival de l'Oh!
    * Our Certificat Communautaire
    * Eclaircie - SOLD

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 * Toby's Tales

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