Via Rail Station London
///totally.legal.bliss
42°58’52.6152″N, 81°14’48.6600″

You will notice that I am adding a new  “feature” to my blogs. Maybe you have heard about the mobile app called “what3words”. It is a free app that takes  any latitude and longitude coordinates and converts them to 3 simple words that are used to only that specific location in the world.

So, the Via Rail station in London GPS coordinates of 42°58’52.6152″N, 81°14’48.6600 are assigned the words: ///totally.legal.bliss.

These words are much easier to remember than a group of numbers. It is becoming so popular that delivery services and even police and emergency authorities are beginning to recognize and use this app.

If you are interested in learning more, here is a link to follow:

https://what3words.com/about

And now, back to the blog!

Bonjour, mes amis!

We started our new adventure at the Via Rail station on York Street in London. Joining us are long time friends Valerie and David.

We are headed to France to spend a few days in Paris & then we will travel south to the Charente River region to cruise for a week on a charter boat.

Valerie & David have spent time with us aboard Ananda, our 36 Nauticat and also on Santosha, our 34 Marine Trader so they have a pretty good idea of what to expect.

Here’s a preview photo of our charter boat:

This is a screenshot from the charter boat company’s website. We pick up the boat on Monday, September 3. 

We have been planning this trip for about 9 months & it’s hard to believe that it’s finally happening!

After the train ride to Toronto we took an overnight flight to Paris, landing on Wednesday morning at 10:00am local time. The flight was uneventful but none of us got very much sleep during the flight.

Catch up to you tomorrow!

Cheers!