Leontyne (1978)
“A pusher barge with a large tow was coming towards me and from behind a Dutch barge was hurrying down the canal. The Dutchman decided to overtake just as the other barge was passing. There wasn’t really enough room but in spite of a lot of horn blowing on my part, the Dutchman pushed past; as he did so the turbulence sucked the Leo on to him and even though I slowed down, I was stuck to him and drawn alongside in some horrible marine embrace until we had passed the other barge. We parted, shaki...ng fists at each other. Just like motorists, I thought. The trouble with dreams of vengeance on canals is that you inevitably meet the offending barge at the next lock, when you have to be ready with the customary cheery wave: I couldn’t pointedly shut the wheelhouse door to show ill humour, since I had to steer from the deck.
That night I stopped at Kortrijk, where Ray rejoined me. We moored next to a barge with swaying palm trees painted on the hull, which announced itself as the Waikiki Disco.MoreLess
That night I stopped at Kortrijk, where Ray rejoined me. We moored next to a barge with swaying palm trees painted on the hull, which announced itself as the Waikiki Disco.MoreLess
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