Lyon (20/06 – 22/06)

Lyon As the short cruise from Rochetaillée meant we had arrived late in the morning and not wanting to waste time, I decided to have a quick reconnaissance nearby that afternoon. Lyon – Reconnaissance The ‘old city’ was on the right bank (we were moored…

End of the Saône (19/06 – 20/06)

Jassans-Riottier – Rochetaillée-sur-Saône – Lyon Rochetaillée-sur-Saône While our next main target was Lyon, we wanted to give Marty and Juliet a wild-type mooring before we tied up at a big city. So, our cruise for the day was to an unserviced mooring mentioned in the…

A long pause in Tournus (8/06 – 13/06)

Chalon-sur-Saône – Tournus Although there was considerable wind the next morning, we lowered the mast and were resetting the ropes when Andy and Deb (from the barge Molly, against whom we had been rafted through last winter) came over from their boat, coffee cups in…