Up the French Canals
Life in the French Canals
First priority was to drop our mast, then buy seven additional fenders from a British boat who had just completed their canal transit.
Sea Star in canal mode with first Rhone lockbridge in background,Port St. Louis
watching water jousters practice
for water festival outside Port St. Louis
a small circus visited Port St. Louis while we prepared for the canals
Our first stop on the Rhone was the city of Arles, immortalized by Van Gogh.
the 2000-year-old amphitheatre in Arles was setting up for the bullfights
before the corrida the bulls are run through the streets
horses slow the bull so participants can grab the bull
After a fierce rainstorm, the level of the river rose 90 cm overnight, so we waited a day for the current and debris to lessen before we headed upstream.
the big doors closing on a Rhone lock
British friends tied to the floating bollard
in one large lock we rose 20 meters in 7 minutes
the famous Pont D'Avignon
a tourist boat exiting a Rhone lock
some mornings we had to wait for the mist to lift from the river
nuclear plants
different plants...grapes in the Charpoutier vineyard,Tain l'Hermitage
evening in Tournon
cruising through downtown Lyon
weaponry display in Trevoux
downtown Chalone Sur Saone
the marina in Chalone Sur Saone
Gergy WW2 monument
Verdun Sur Le Doubs
cruising up the Saone on a September morn
canal traffic
