
Down the Marne and up the Seine – September 11th
In the last 2 weeks we have traversed two of the main waterways of France, the Marne and the Seine, on which we had to flog the boat up against the flow, oh for a bigger engine. However, despite the flog up the Seine it is very picturesque with some impressive houses strewn along its banks.
One gets the impression that the rich bankers from Paris are outdoing each other along the banks of the Seine
This was a bridge across the Seine carrying rush hour computers to Paris , no such rush hour on the Seine itself, that’s a good reason to be on a boat
A stark reminder that not all is peaceful and harmonious on the Siene with the Police boat recovering a car and treating the event like a crime scene form CSI.
We also recovered something from the Seine but our new mascot was not involved in any crime, we don’t think?
We finally got off the Seine and onto the Canal du Loing, where Gladys enjoyed the opportunity to relax in the grass.
We eventually reached the start of the Canal du Loing and the peaceful journey from Moret to Nemours, where we have now spent the last three days resting up and stocking up. Fortunately the weather has really improved and we are enjoying a late Indian summer spell.
We have been travelling with Mary Rose (Andy and Wendy) and Len and Marion on Pierre Renaud, not with them all the time as we all travel at different speeds and leave at various times of the day . This is Mary Rose outsider the infamous bar called Chez FIFI.
We have now arrived in Chatillon Coligny on the Canal de Briare and we will gradually make our way home, down the Briare and the Lateral, with many interesting spots on the way
This post was written by Terry Barrett
Photographs by Tes
Freda Bostock
Oh to be a rich Banker, but maybe not as would only be looking out at the canal not journeying along it. Think you have best deal.
Terry Barrett
I think so too, the more I enjoy this life the more money fades in significance and health and well being becomes the priority.
sue n tony crsmg
Deat Terries,cant habe been far as our lash stop was St.Mammas snd we had cycled yo Moret and along the Loing. Now at Moreaux for a couple of days before turning down the Yoñne fir Michenne La Roche. luv sue.
Terry Barrett
Sorry we missed you, I am sure we will catch up and gossip loads next year.