Jacana

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

Monday 8 July We woke up to a few spots of rain, and the prospect that the boulangerie was closed on Monday. However, last night we discovered that the bakery had a vending machine! So armed with 95 cents we…