Page 5 of Inland Cruising along the Canals & Rivers of France, Italy, Germany and more by Go Barging

captain and crew most of our crews are english scottish or irish so there is no need to worry about a language barrier when the crew are recounting the local folklore he various roles undertaken by your crew become clear your captain an experienced barge master who is usually british will impress with his ability to guide his impossibly large vessel into the smallest lock and through the lowest of bridges with inches to spare he may also double as tour guide at ease taking your party around family-owned vineyards fine castles or perhaps a small crystal works and always managing to get back to your barge in time for the next culinary event or cruising journey t fine cuisine our chef as well as producing the finest of dishes is invariably something of a culinary historian and a mine of information about regional recipes cheeses and of course wine house-keeper and deckhand beaver away at keeping the ship clean and tidy positioning the barge vehicle preparing the bicycles and generally making sure everything is just how you would like it to be relax and enjoy y o ur predominently british crews take their roles seriously keeping in the background but always finding time to share with you some aspect of local knowledge or village news which during your gentle cruise just adds to the intrigue and fascination events to begin attentive crew ensure attention to every detail.

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