{"id":7096,"date":"2026-08-22T14:41:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T13:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/?p=7096"},"modified":"2026-08-22T14:41:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T13:41:25","slug":"2026-05-24-from-grey-to-ray-sur-saone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/?p=7096","title":{"rendered":"2026-05-24: From Grey to Ray-sur-Sa\u00f4ne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We got up fairly late, had breakfast, and cranked up the engine around noon. We left our mooring place, went to the nearby lock \u00e9cluse n\u00b0 16 de Gray, and continued north. We passed the place of our demise, where 4 years earlier the engine had failed on us and we were left floating in the middle of the river.<\/p>\n

The lock \u00e9cluse n\u00b0 15 de Rigny initially refused to work and to become ready to receive us. I moored and I went up by foot to the lock. Not much I could do there. Lifting the lever to initiate the locking procedure was met by no reaction. I looked around and wondered what could prevent the lock from starting. In the process, I found 2 radar proximity sensors at either side of the lock. These are probably for safety and prevent the gates from closing if there is a boat in between. Soon a technician, who had been dispatched by the control center, arrived and reset the lock.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00c9cluse n\u00b0 13 de Savoyeux also represented a challenge for us as we were in the front of the lock and attached the mooring lines at the middle of the boat. The boat rocked violently in the water rushing into the chamber and we had to pull really hard on the ropes to keep it steady. Felix scraped his palms by the rope gliding through his hands.<\/p>\n

The next lock to give us some headache was the lock \u00e9cluse de guarde n\u00b0 12 in Ferri\u00e8res-l\u00e8s-Ray. Guard locks are normally open and used to regulate the water level. They will be closed for instance, if there is too much water and flooding is immanent. In summer however, there tends to be to little water and consequently, on the way down we had found all gates open. We were a little bit surprised to find the gates closed, but anyhow…<\/p>\n

First the lock would not open, apparently resetting thereby “forgetting” our request to lock. Once we were finally in the lock, the process stopped with the doors only half shut. I called the control center via the intercom, and the guy on the other hand seemed not to be too sure how to proceed. After a while the doors intermittently started to move again until they were fully closed. From there on, everything worked normally.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shortly after 7 PM, we arrived in Ray-sur-Sa\u00f4ne, a little village dominated by a castle and with the usual church in the center. The bell tower is roofed with colored glazed tiles (des tuiles verniss\u00e9es color\u00e9es)<\/span><\/span><\/span> typical for the region. Setting my foot ashore and exploring the village, I quickly found the lavoir (wash house) – a feature that most village in France seem to share. This particular one had an oval basin and was exceptionally beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2026-05-24: Felix in the lock in Grey (\u00c9cluse n\u00b016 de Gray)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: Eletric power plant of Grey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: Silo with quay wall, where we moored 4 years waiting for help after the engine of the boat had died on us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: Waiting for the \u00c9cluse n\u00b015 de Rigny to become ready<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: Still waiting …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: Waiting at \u00c9cluse n\u00b0 15 de Rigny to enter. Out boat is the one moored on the left side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: Lock-keepter house at \u00c9cluse n\u00b015 de Rigny<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: Steaming to \u00c9cluse n\u00b014 de V\u00e9reux<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: \u00c9cluse no 13 de Savoyeux<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: Cleared to enter the tunnel de Savoyeux<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: In the tunnel de Savoyeux the boat behind us seems to hover like a UFO. The people on it were quite kind…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: \u00c9cluse no 12 de Ferri\u00e8res-l\u00e8s-Ray (\u00e9cluse de guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: Lock-keeper house of \u00c9cluse no 12 de Ferri\u00e8res-l\u00e8s-Ray <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: Ray-sur-Sa\u00f4ne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: Way leading up to the church in Ray-sur-Sa\u00f4ne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: La Lavoir (washing house) in Ray-sur-Sa\u00f4ne in prestine condition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: La Lavoir (washing house) in Ray-sur-Sa\u00f4ne-<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: The church in Ray-sur-Sa\u00f4ne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: The bell tower of the church in Ray-sur-Sa\u00f4ne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: An undredged part of the Sa\u00f4ne in Ray-sur-Sa\u00f4ne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: The castle Ray-sur-Sa\u00f4ne in the sunset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: Water power station of Ray-sur-Sa\u00f4ne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: The castle Ray-sur-Sa\u00f4ne <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: The church and the lavoir in Ray-sur-Sa\u00f4ne.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: The illuminated church \u00c9glise Saint-Pancrace in Ray-sur-Sa\u00f4ne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: The illuminated bell tower and the castle of Ray-sur-Sa\u00f4ne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026-05-24: From Grey to Ray sur Sa\u00f4ne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We got up fairly late, had breakfast, and cranked up the engine around noon. We left our mooring place, went to the nearby lock \u00e9cluse n\u00b0 16 de Gray, and continued north. We passed the place of our demise, where 4 years earlier the engine had failed on us and we were left floating in … Continue reading 2026-05-24: From Grey to Ray-sur-Sa\u00f4ne<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,25],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7096"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7096"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7119,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7096\/revisions\/7119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}