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Gabarre de Loire à Saumur

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A solar panel hardly seems appropriate on this beautiful traditional flat-bottomed boat on the confluence of the Thouet and the Loire. Photo taken from the Loire à vélo cycle path.
Le panneau solaire ne permet pas de s’y croire mais belle gabarre traditionnelle située sur la confluence du Thouet et de la Loire. Photo prise depuis la piste cyclable de la Loire à vélo.

4 replies on “Gabarre de Loire à Saumur”

Si, si, je crois le panneau solaire est une tres bonne idée, bien dans l’ésprit écologique et durable, comme le bateau soi-meme.
I think the solar panel is a really good idea, right in the spirit of sustainability, like the boat itself.

Correction: Si, si, je crois que le panneau solaire est une très bonne idée, bien dans l’esprit écologique et durable, comme le bateau lui-même.
[whenever you can put “that” in English you have to include it in French; soi-même means “oneself”, but “lui-même” or “elle-même” means itself, depending on the gender of course).

For me, the more solar panels out there the better. But I do wonder how it’s used on the old boat. Lighting? Electronics? I wouldn’t think it would be powerful enough to power the boat itself… at least not upstream… but I hope it is.

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