The free moorings in France are blissfully quiet. Although most of them do not provide electricity and water, they do provide a safe place to stop. With our solar panels and water catcher (from the wheelhouse roof) we are self-sufficient and enjoy spending money on more necessary items - like wine!
An early start, for the camera anyway. So quiet was the night that I totally forgot where we were - see my previous blog posts on that little memory lapse event!
The day started clear, allowing us to view the marvels of towns.
A skinny croc? No - just a fence!
The green line is our route, we are the red circle. We are about to turn onto Canal de L'Aisne a la Marne. This means we now go up for about 8 locks, before another tunnel. Then we'll be going back down in the locks again.
This neat little train used to pull the boats through the tunnel.
I love how the countryside opens up around us.
Here's our next tunnel.
They might be dark and long, requiring helmsman-concentration, but they cut out the need for locks!
This one is well lit - wait 'til you hear about the next one! Talk about plunging into darkness!
Our evening mooring.
Near Reims.
Today we did 52 kilometres and 13 locks (and 1 tunnel) - the wind is picking up - we think we'll have to stop for a while soon. With a strong wind it can make handling tricky. Of course, it is all doable, but being in the wind becomes wearing - besides it's time for another day off... perhaps.... Catch you tomorrow - let's see what happens then...
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