Tuesday 9th July  We decided to make for Froncles rather than overnighting at a picnic stop, so just 10 miles but 9 locks. All went well in the morning so stopped for lunch at Donjeux, then in the afternoon one…

Wednesday 10 July With the nearby medieval village of Vignory just 3 miles away we decided to get the bikes out and pay a visit. What a lovely place. Back on board at 4, the toilet decided to block, so…

Thursday 11th July We want to get to Chaumont for the weekend, but being 11 locks upstream, we've decided to break the journey at Vieville, a small village with nothing going for it other than a boulangerie and a post…

Bastille day firework finale (takes a few seconds to load)

Friday 12th July A standard day really, a quick cycle ride to get a fresh baguette, then off. Today it was 8 locks over about 7 miles, through pretty countryside and a few small villages, although one of the locks…

Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th July The potential of Bastille day celebrations was too much of a temptation to move on. So as well as looking round the old and some of the new parts of the city we ventured…

Monday 15th July A bit of a late start today as we needed to wait for the Capitainarie to open to do the laundry plus a quick cycle ride along the canal to the supermarket to top up with food,…

Tuesday 16 July Another short run of 6 miles and 7 locks (over 4 hours) brings us to Rolampont, where we managed to squeeze in between a couple in a motor boat from  Brighton and a couple from Holland, to…

Wednesday 17th July Just another 7 locks today, with just 2 to do before we start our descent, but they came fast, covering a mere 4 (nautical) miles. Arriving in Langres at lunchtime, we were forced to take the last…

Thursday 18 and Friday 19 July We decided to spend a couple of days exploring the lovely (in the top 50 towns apparently) walled and elevated town of Langres, with its complete limestone walls and defensive turrets, the town boasts…