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Fog then Sun
A very foggy start to the day saw DM and the Qs both head into town for pastries and bread. We were very near the next lock so we decided to get through it before having breakfast. Again all hands to the deck, another boat had moored overnight at the jetty where you pull in to get off the boat, so we pulled in alongside them and JW and DM jumped across their boat. The rest of us held the boat there until the lock gates where open. Successfully through the lock we had breakfast on ...
Enter the Meaghers
... panic now as the hire cars had to be returned by 12.30 and we were running a bit late. Needless to say it all turned out and by 2.00pm we were cruising up the river Seille to Cuisery. We had lunch on board, accompanied by some nice wine. We have found that for very little money you can purchase some really delicious wine in the local supermarkets.
Now we had to deal with the 'l’ecluse premiere’ – the first lock. It’s all hands on deck. ...
Beautiful Burgundy, The wine, the place the food
After breakfast we set out on our tour of the Beaune region with Vincent as our guide. We went in the Quartly's car and Vincent drove. First stop was on the side of a small road just out of Beaune. We were surrounded by rolling hills covered in vines. Unlike Australian vineyards the vines are kept neatly trimmed and the rows between them are very narrow. Vincent explained how due to uplifting and erosion the soil in each of the vineyards is quite ...
A late summer's day
... a chequered history having been occupied by Louis XVI's cousin in exile after her opposition to him during the revolution and, by the Germans during WW2. The market was on in town when we got there so we picked up few things for lunch from there, and also from the boulangerie (bakery) for a picnic by the lake out of town. Roger fancied a walk around the lake, since we couldn't find a forest to walk in. It was few k's more ...
A town called Auxerre
... we have followed different coloured lines painted on pavement to capture the important sites, today it was brass markers. We ended up (naturally) at the town's big cathedral. This one, like most of the others is about 900 years old, but had a few different features and one rather unusual addition. All of the cathedrals big or small, have their share of statues. This one was no exception, however we were surprised ...
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