Day Three
The locks do not open until 9 am which makes for a leisurely
start to our day. The Royals continued
to have generator problems so they stayed put and were waiting for a mechanic
to come and fix the problem. Gotta love boating when you just make a call and
someone comes running and you don't get the bill! I did not mention that when
we pulled up to the bank last night both Clipper 2 and us ran aground. Made for
a worry free night knowing that we weren't going to move. But, seriously there
is little to worry about, there is no tide, no real current, the canal is 50
feet wide and the boat has fenders surrounding it. So, even if we were not
aground and even if the stakes had not held we would merely bounce off the
bank.
Along with Clipper 2 we left the bank and headed out for the
day. Our aim was to make Chatillon en
Bazois for the market the next day!
Along the way we encountered all types of locks and
lockkeepers. I have to say that the ones run by the women are the prettiest by
far. The flowers are magnificent. They tend to help you more and often had
things for sale. Honey, wine, jam, potatoes and one had chocolate cake for a
euro. We ran into several students who are doing this as a part time job and we
even had one RAF - rude arrogant frenchman. He had his gates closed and IMO
made himself unavailable to help with the lines! Oh well, we managed.
We arrived in Chatillon and most of the gang went into town
for dinner.
This morning we rode into the market. It was pretty small
but we managed to find a cooked chicken, cheese and of course a stop at the patisserie. Due to the fact that we all have laundry to
do and this town is pretty small we have decided to move on and find a laverie
automatique!
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