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Category Archives: Cruising in France
Mini-Trip to Lyon (September 2012)
Sunday 9th September 2012 I hate getting up and leaving home in the dark when we’re on our way to France, but an alarm call at 4.15am for a 5.15am departure was the order of the day today. We were … Continue reading
Canal du Centre, Digoin – Pont de Vaux (July 2012)
Wednesday 4th July It had taken us 9 days so far to make our way back to port from Briare and we were pretty much on schedule. Having passed through Digoin going up to midday, we received a big boost … Continue reading
Posted in Cruising in France
Tagged Blanzy, Canal du Centre, Chagny, Chalong sur Saone, Chalonne sur Saone, Chateau Digoine, Ecuisse locks, floating bollards, Fragnes, Genelard, Gigny, locks on Canal du Centre, Montceau les Mines, Occupation zone France, Paray-le-Monial, Pont de Vaux, Reyssouze, Santennay, St Julienne sur Dheune, St Leger sur Dheune, Tournus, Vichy Line
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Canal du Centre, Chalon s/Saone – Digoin, (May 2012)
Sunday 20th May We caught the 9.30 ferry from Dover, leaving England in cold grey weather and arriving to similar in Calais. The temperature there was 10 degrees, but as we drove south the skies brightened, the temperatures rose gradually … Continue reading
Posted in Cruising in France
Tagged Blanzy, Canal du Centre, Chagny, Digoin, Fragnes, Genelard, Montceau les Mines, Paray-le-Monial, Saone, St Julienne sur Dheune, St Leger sur Dheune
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Grounded on the Saone (April 2012)
Grounded on the Saone Sunday 1st April, 2012 We were approaching PK103, in sight of the Uchizy bridge, heading north from Pont de Vaux to Tournus for a quick overnighter to check everything on the boat was working fine. Neville … Continue reading
Posted in Cruising in France
Tagged digues, Pont de Vaux, river rescue, running aground, Saone, Tournus, underwater obstructions
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Visit to Pont de Vaux, March 2012
24th March We arrived towards 6.00pm, having set off from Cambridgeshire at 5.15am to catch the 9.00 am ferry. This time we used DFDS, though the boat, Norman Spirit, appeared to be a boat from LD lines, who we’ve used … Continue reading
Lyon to Pont de Vaux via the Saone, (Autumn 2011, Part 4)
We’ve really enjoyed staying in Lyon. When we lived in Spain we used to drive through the city eight or ten times a year on our way there and back, and hadn’t formed a very favourable impression as we hurtled … Continue reading
Crossing L’Etang du Thau and navigating the Rhone to Lyon, Autumn 2011 Pt 3
Leaving Grau d’Agde about 9.45 am, we were in good time for the 11.30 ascent up the Agde round lock, and I bought bread, strawberries, beetroot and potatoes from the stall just by the lock whilst we waited. Once in … Continue reading
Posted in Cruising in France
Tagged Canal Rhone a Sete, le Petit Rhone, Locks on the Rhone, Lyon, Mooring on the Rhone, Rhone
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