After another late start, we went around town. Not too many things to see. We found a memorial commemorating the defeat of a siege of the local inhabitants and a small French garrison against the imperial troops of holy Roman empire during the war of 30 years (with the average live being a lot shorter than today, the next generation continuing the fight probably never really knew how the war had started and what they were fighting for). We topped up our coke and ice cream supplies in a supermarche near the harbor and then set sail back to Auxonne, The voyage following the Saone upstream was uneventful but nice. Felix in particular enjoyed being on the helm.
Alarm is beeping, but Felix is deeply sleeping and not at all ready to get upPort de Saint Jean de Losne One of the bigger streets of Saint Jean de Losne. The chimneys of the houses look very much alike those in England.A memorial commemorating the defeat of a siege in 1636 by the local inhabitants and a small french garrison against the imperial troops of General Gallas.
Bridge arching over the Saone“Island” in the harborBridge leading into the harborSaint Jean de LosneEntrance to the canal du Rhone au RhinThe riverside is littered with people camping, grilling and fishing.Weekend homes…More people camping and fishingCampersSomething completely out of the ordinary: Lock #20 ahead (Ecluse d’Auxonne)Felix climbing up the ladder to tether the boat in the lock “Ecluse d’Auxonne”AuxonneLeg of the forth day: Saint-Jean-de-Losne to Auxonne (The Copyright of the maps belongs to ÉDITIONS DU BREIL who kindly gave me permission to use it)
