Help on the barge and boats in Holland, Belgium and France

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  Hello,
  
  I'm traveling by inland river barge (boat) through Europe, especially Holland, Belgium and France. The barge is an original Dutch built péniche and made for the old French channels. I still transport cargo sometimes and I am the third generation of a shipper family from both sides of my parents. I live and work alone on the barge sometimes accompanied by my girlfriend.
  
  There is a simple separate (little) room for guests in the front of the barge which is not suite. (no sanitaire, but there is a chemical toilet and lavabo) Also a heating system, fridge/freezer and micro-wave. I live on the back of the barge in the skippers' lodgement.
  
  The tasks to do depends on the person, cleaning, housekeeping, shopping and preparing meals? ? ? And serving the aperitif of the skipper of course at 18h00 exactly..LOL.
  
  My intention is to make contact with other people and have an exchange of cultures.
  
  Kind regards,
  
  William
  
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  Plans for 2024 :
  
  ** The trip from Rotterdam to Paris is almost finished, we are in Compiegne now and will be in Draveil (Paris) about 10 november.
  
  ** There are no plans actually. Maintenance on the 4 boats near Paris (Draveil).
  
  ** Also maintenance on the barge in Holland Rotterdam (Maritime district).
  
  ** -Maybe- I will buy still a boat in Holland -if this works maintenance, reparations etc on this boat. And when the boat is ready move the boat from Netherlands (Holland) to Paris in december 2024 / January 2025.
  
  ** When a boat in France is sold (if it happens, I never know this in advance), sometimes bring the boat to the next destination.
  
  Notes :
  
  * Plans can suddenly completely change !!!!!!!! In fact plans change every day....So don't ask me what is going happen in future : I really don't know ! However I always can explain you how to come/travel to the boat. One thing is sure : There is always something happening ! It can be everywhere in the city, town, village or countryside...in the Netherlands, Belgium or French.
  
  * IMPORTANT : After 30 years traveling and transport on the barge I set up another activity : I buy boats in Holland and sell the boats in French. It is also interesting, I see a lot of nice places and different people. The tasks for the "Workawayer" are the same. This is the best way - in this way I get back to the great and cool skippers life of the '80s, which means time to visit the areas where we come by, meet nice people and profit from local life in the places where I will be. (Notice: in modern inland shipping there is no time for this all, because of this I'm in the "boat-trade" now... :-)
  
  * For the question "minimal stay for Workawayers"...complicated to explain : If it fits really well between us I prefer a long stay (this will be in a mix of countries NL, BE, FR) on the barge and/or pleasure boats. I prefer Workers who's stay for long time because if not they leave just as I have explained everything. Sometimes shorter stays are also possible. Feel free to contact me also for short (2 a 3 weeks) stays, sometimes I can use a Workawayer immediately to move a boat, but this will be always last-minute. Often "Workers" don't show up on last moment so feel free to contact my if you're available on last moment.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Práctica de idiomas

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general

  Ayuda informática

  Cuidado de casas
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  I see a lot of different places and different areas... It is a quiet special life......sometimes chaotic but not boring. Even in the middle of a city it is or you live on the country site.. I meet a lot of different people.

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  Ayuda

  The tasks to do depends on the person. General housekeeping in de skippers and Worker lodgments, keep them clean in and outside. Do the shopping and preparing lunch and dinner.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Francés: Fluido
  Holandés: Fluido

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  I want make my English and French better. Dutch is my mothers language.
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  Alojamiento

  There is a simple separate -little- room for guests in the front of the barge which is not suite. Also a heating system, fridge/freezer and micro-wave. (the situation on the pleasure boats is a bit the same as on the barge between good up to very basic (no suite), it depends of the boat). Note: From Mars 2021 there is a WC and shower also in the "Worker-room" on the barge but sometimes we are on pleasure boats and you have to accept more basic conditions.

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  Algo más...

  Offen there is time to visit the area. Somethimes several days off/free for visit and local travel. There is a bike on the barge. For good cooks there is a quit large budget for food and wine, in fact I like good food and meals......

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  I have most of the time quite good (mobil/cellular) internet everywhere for normal use.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Uno

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  Horas esperadas

  4 to 5 hours a days, it is like this on a barge

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