Another Exciting Trip!

My husband, David, and I, are in the very beginning stages of planning our sixth European canal boating trip!  We are so excited because it's been two years since our last trip!  This time, we will be boating in England, along the Thames River, from Benson to Chertsey!  Joining us is our friend Barbara, who was with us for our last trip on the Canal du Midi.  New to canal boating is our friend Charlie.  This will be his first trip!

We are again using LeBoat for our rental boat.  We are getting a large boat, called the Classique. This is the same boat we had on our last trip.  It has four cabins and two bathrooms, so we should have enough room for everyone to be comfortable.  There are both indoor and outdoor steering positions.  David, our primary captain, prefers the comfort and visibility of the outdoor steering, and will use that unless it's raining.

Here is a picture of our boat from the LeBoat website

Here is the layout of the Classique:

Looking from the bow, you see the first cabin (double bed in blue).  Next to that is a second cabin (yellow bunk beds) and a bathroom.  Then in the middle of the boat is the saloon with a couch and table and the indoor steering position.  Then there is the galley (kitchen) and across from that is the second bathroom.  In the stern of the boat are two more cabins shown with twin beds (orange) that can be pushed together to create double beds.