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Category Archives: Canal Rhone au Rhin
The Jura. Last leg of our 2017 trip.
Brrr! It was only 8° when we cast off from our mooring in Dole on Friday. A lovely sunny day to start but there were a lot of dark grey clouds looming on the horizon. And of course it started … Continue reading
Auxonne, Dole & Rochefort. Heatwaves and thunderstorms.
August 24 Thursday Daughter Georgie and her partner Chris arrived to visit us, travelling from Santorini to Auxonne via most modes of transport known to man including planes trains and automobiles. They arrived to a bit of a heatwave here … Continue reading
A little trip with friends and it is time to think about leaving.
Things didn’t start well. The weather was horrible, cold and wet, when our friends Debbie and Lloyd arrived on Saturday, September 17th, so we delayed our proposed trip up to Dole until Monday. Instead, on Sunday, they drove us to Château … Continue reading
I’m sad to say it’s time to go…
So we made it from Dole to our winter mooring place at Blanquarts in St Jean de Losne. The trip from Dole went well even though we hit torrential rain while waiting for a lock to open. But it lasted … Continue reading
Posted in Canal boat, Canal Rhone au Rhin, Dole, Doubs River, France, St Jean de Losne, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged burgundy, canal boat, Clouds, Dole, Doubs river, Saone, St Jean-de-Losne
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Locked out of the lock….
Besançon was lovely. We had such a nice time but we knew we had to get back to St Jean de Losne soon. We have to organise some work to be done on the boat, get it winterised and then … Continue reading
Posted in Besancon, Canal boat, Canal Rhone au Rhin, Doubs River, France, Holiday 2014, Ranchot, Uncategorized
Tagged Besançon, canalboat, Doubs river, Doubs river in flood
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Besançon, Je t’aime…
We have a had a fantastic stay in Besançon. I’m so impressed with this city. Having made it here under less than ideal circumstances we were always going to be happy to have a longish stay, at least until the … Continue reading
On the road to Rochefort-sur-Nenon…
We very reluctantly left Dole on Friday the 18th. But after the first lock, which is still in town, we preceded to cruise up a gorgeous tree-lined canal, beautifully shading us from the already intense heat. It made leaving Dole … Continue reading
Posted in Canal boat, Canal Rhone au Rhin, Dole, France, Ranchot, Uncategorized
Tagged burgundy, canal boat, Doubs river, Rochefort-sur-Nenon
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Divine Dole.
It’s 9pm on a hot Thursday evening. Still over 30° and the sun has finally gone behind the Notre Dame church. The view from our boat in the quai is amazing… I love Dole. It is one of the most … Continue reading
Posted in Canal boat, Canal Rhone au Rhin, Dole, France, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged burgundy, canal boat, Dole
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Au’revoir Auxonne
It’s the day after Bastille Day and time to leave Auxonne. We headed downstream and south. The marina in Auxonne, Port Royal, was a lovely spot to spend the holiday weekend. And very social. Last night the Capitanerie put on … Continue reading
Posted in Canal boat, Canal Rhone au Rhin, Choisey, France, Holiday 2014, Petite Saône, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged canal boat, Petit Saone, Saone
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