Tag Archives: Tournus

Messing About on the River (July 2014)

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Sandra

It’s nice to chill out for a change… When we go to the boat we always seem to be in something of a rush. Maybe it’s because after leaving port at Pont de Vaux we have a fairly long stretch … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cruising in France | Tagged Macon, Maison de Maconnaise, Pont de Vaux, Tournus | 6 Comments

The Canal du Nivernais (May 2014)

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Sandra

Sunday 27 April We arrived at Pont de Vaux at 6.00pm, having taken the Channel Tunnel route again as opposed to the ferry. The boat was fine, dry and warm. Lots of spiders’ webs everywhere, but I only came across … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cruising in France | Tagged Auxerre, Baye, Baye Tunnels, Canal du Nivernais, Cercy de la Tour, Chagny, Chateau Sensoir, Chatillon, Chatillon en Bazois, Chittry les Mines, Clamency, Corbigny, Cravant, Decize, Diou, Fragnes, Gannay, Genelard, Mailly le Chateau, Mailly le Ville, Montceau les Mines, Pannecot, Paray-le-Monial, Pierrefitte, Pont de Vaux, St Julienne sur Dheune, St Leger sur Dheune, Tannay, Tournus | 6 Comments

Rain, rain and more rain… Canal de Bourgogne/River Saone, May 2013

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Sandra

The only good thing about being wet is that you can’t get any wetter… and you will, in the course of time, get dry. The bad thing is that this year in France, once you’ve got dry… you just start … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cruising in France | Tagged Canal de Boulogne, Chalon sur Saone, Dijon, Ecuelles lock, flooding on the Saone, French locks, Ormes lock, Plombiere les Dijon, Pont de Vaux, Saone, Seurre lock, St Jean de Losne, Tournus | 15 Comments

Canal du Centre, Digoin – Pont de Vaux (July 2012)

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Sandra

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 →

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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 | 4 Comments

Grounded on the Saone (April 2012)

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Sandra

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 →