Latest Adventures
Canal du Centre – Genelard
Friday 27th and 28th July Montceau to Genelard We had arranged with the VNF for an 0900 start, as there were three bridges that needed to be raised for us to get going. All went well and we were through the three bridges by 0915. And all the locks were set in our...
Montceau-les-mines
Monday 24th to Thursday 27th July 2017 Canal du Centre - Locking down Montchanin is at the summit, so to speak, of the Canal du Centre and now we started locking down again. The trip to Montceau-les-Mines was 13 kms and 9 locks with a total drop of 26 metres. Locking...
Canal du Centre – St Leger to Montchanin
Sunday 23rd July 2017 Some days are full-on boating days and this was one of them! Lots and lots of locks as well as lots of low bridges. Fortunately the weather was good - not raining, but cloudy with a comfortable temperature. Perfect as we had to have all the...
Chagny to St Leger-sur-Dheune – Canal du Centre
Friday and Saturday 21st and 22nd July 2017 Chagny to St Leger-sur-Dheune St Leger-sur-Dheune was touted in the guide book as a good place to stop, and so it proved to be. We set out from our wild stop near Chagny, initially leisurely, but spotted a hotel boat coming...
Chagny – on the Canal du Centre
French inland waterway cruise - 20 July 2017 Chagny After our long and exhausting day yesterday, we decided to stay in our wild stop just outside Chagny for another night. We love these wild stops - so peaceful and relaxing. In the morning though, we walked into the...
Canal du Centre – Chalon-sur-Saone to Chagny
Chalon-sur-Saone to Chagny Wednesday 19th July 2017 So finally it was time to leave the River Saone and venture into the Canal du Centre - a totally new waterway for us. Canal du Centre was indeed as beautiful as we had been told, but a lot of locks, lots of low...
River Seille – Cuisery and Louhans
On the Saone - Chalon to Macon and back - River Seille Saturday 1 to Tuesday 18 July - Part 5 We had been told by quite a few boaters that the River Seille up to Louhans was lovely - and so it proved to be. The river is quite small and narrow, and also quite shallow...
On the Saone – Chalon to Macon and back – Pont de Vaux
On the Saone - Chalon to Macon and back - Pont de Vaux Saturday 1 to Tuesday 18 July - Part 4 In my original trip planning, I had not included Pont de Vaux. But a couple of fellow boaters had said it was worth visiting. Pont de Vaux is a tiny little village, about 2.5...
On the Saone River – Macon
On the Saone - Chalon to Macon and back. Saturday 1 to Tuesday 18 July - Part 3 Macon My memories of Macon are somewhat mixed. I was somewhat prepared having read up in the waterway guide that the marina was not that close to the town, and that the town moorings were...
On the Saone – Tournus
On the Saone - Chalon to Macon and back Saturday 1 to Tuesday 18 July - Part 2 Tournus Tournus (pronounced Tour-noo) was a delight! We called in there twice, on the way down to Macon and again on the way back up the Saone. The mooring was a floating jetty that could...