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La Renaissance:
Day-by-Day Cruise Diary
From:
A Barge Cruise in France
Thursday: Canal du Loing
 In the
picture above, Maurine Stephenson of Sydney, Australia takes the
helm while Ellie plays the role of driving instructor. (Durant Imboden takes a
Grand Theft Auto approach to barge piloting in the inset photo.)
Steering a barge isn't difficult, as long as you're in the
middle of the canal and have a pilot on hand to rescue you from potential
disaster, but you've got to plan ahead: In an "S" curve, you start turning the
wheel for the second curve as you're entering the first.
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