Chatillon-Coligny PK29 Canal de Briare

7 years ago
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Hi folks. well we are moving regularly but slowly, we left the Canal Lateral on Easter Sunday and moored at an old favourite stop, although impossible to pronounce, Ouzouer-sur-Trezee.

Leaving your boat unattended in the winter can have dire consequences.  A sobering and sombre sight  on the canal Lateral.

We also found a very good stop opposite one of  the many Nuclear power stations in France at a place called Sury, very pretty village with massive civic pride on display.  Also at Sury we were passed by our first big commercial of the season.

There are a number of new or vastly improved moorings on this stretch of the Lateral, this one was at Beffes, last time we stooped here 2 years ago it was a bit of a dump, now all shiny and new like a virgin…

We also caught sight of the new type of Satellite receiver on a boat.  This will probably be the future as it can receive TV,  high speed Internet and phone  all from the one dish.  We will consider this once the price comes down a bit.

The weather took a downward turn last week but the last few days have seen the temperature rise and a return to glorious sunrises and  sets.

Sunrise at Sury

Yesterday we did the climb up to the summit and down again to Chatillon-Coligny. A short trip only 20K but 20 locks makes it feel like a long day. We left at 0900 and arrived at Chatillon at 1500, so a 6 hour day which is longer than normal for us but a really enjoyable trip with the locks being kept up to high standard by the various lock keepers.

This post was written by Terry Barrett

Photographs by Tes