Hi group! Thanks for throwing in your thoughts on River Boat Cruising. There seems to be a lot of good reasons to look into that as a possible cruise/tour!
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Today, I'd like to throw out a related but different idea for a cruise/motorcycle tour - Canal Boats!
Throughout Britain, France, Italy and probably some other countries near that area are canal boats you can rent. (In France they're called Penichettes.) Many are captained and hold 2 or 3 "suites". Some are "one family" size and can be self driven.
They only do about 4 miles per hour so you wouldn't get far each day, but I'm thinking you could do "cloverleaf" rides out from the barge each day in different directions and still get enough riding in. I understand that when you are ready to dock for the night, you just pull into a small town and tie up! That way you wouldn't need to have the bikes kept on board each night. Just park them beside the boat!
Does anybody know if there is anything like this in North America? I've not heard of any.
What are your thoughts on this "cruise/ride" option?
Cheers,
Darry
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posted by Darry @ 10:13 a.m.
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Never heard of such a thing here or anywhere else. I still like the river boat ride idea the best so far.
I have done 3 canal trips with the family in France, they are fantastic, relaxing, slow but so many villages to stop at for the next meal, I think you Americans are think of how it is in the USA, Europe has everything a lot closer, so more villages to visit, all in a days ride, we used push bikes to move away from the boat, Harleys have the option of going that little further, the standard of some of those boats you rent are 4* and hold 12 to 15 people. Good idea again
I never heard of the canal ride. The river ride down old miss still sounds like the way to go.
I don't think you would get the critical mass you would need for good rides this way. Having a bunch of people together riding, and socializing would be half the fun -- the canal boats don't hold enough people to make it work.
I think the canal ride/trip would be terrific for a small group,of course. No reason that couldn't be part of a good tour company's repertoire! You could offer more than one type of tour option--you would just have to work out the logistics and organizational issues to suit the situation.
Keep thinking!
It's a good idea for a small group but you still have to rent a m/c or pay freight to have yours sent overseas so that adds to the cost. I like the US tours best.
I believe you are on to something. Ride all day along the shores of the Mississippi, then board the boat at night. I would want a shower and shave in the morning, then breakfast before riding . Lunch on shore would be expected, but maybe some dinners on the boat. I've done similar tours, such as ride from port to port, then take a river cruise on a showboat or dinner boat. $1000 for a one week cruise, would be a nice deal.
Sleeping arrangements should be comfortable.
Herm
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