Took the boys for a
swim at the pool in Chalons sur Saone and then set off south down the River
Saone. Lobelia is in her element on the river. She sounds happy and her crew
are happy too, lapping up the kilometres of green blue ribbon weaving through
the verdant Burgundy countryside.
Moored for the night
at Ormes lock in peaceful surroundings. But then midnight struck and a giant
grain coaster called Artemis drew alongside us and her Russian crew clambered
across our decks in search of a shoreside tap so that they could replenish
their water tanks.
Artemis’ engines fired
up just before 6am and woke us and then she was gone.
We stayed put and
followed her south at a much more respectable hour of the morning.
Motored south through
Tournus to a mooring near Pont du Vaux where we had stopped last year. The sun
was shining and we broke out the paint brushes and set to work on Lobelia’s
decks – just in time for the arrival of another 39 metre barge searching for a
mooring. “Majo” moored alongside us for the night. Lobelia had found herself
another friend.
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