Farewell to the Rhone

Departed Villeneuve les Avignon and headed down the Rhone to our final Rhone lock at Beaucaire and our rendez-vous with the Petit Rhone.

Relaxed about Rhone locks now!

Farewell wide Rhone and hello narrow, winding, reduced speed Petit Rhone.

Reduced speed unless you are a large commercial vessel racing to get another job. Two 85metre unladen barges caught up with us, their bows menacing through our wheelhouse rear windows. They overtook with a smile and a wave and we wondered where they could be heading.

After a long day of boating we moored by St Gilles lock where the Petit Rhone meets the Canal du Rhone a Sete.

Later at 9pm a shadow loomed large in the galley window. Jumbo had come to stay alongside for the night.