Naar de Middellandse Zee, vers la Méditerranée, to the Mediterranean Sea (4)

Le Rhône

Lyon - Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône (323 km, 12+1 locks)

(12.08 - 22.08.07)

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Leaving LYON Ecluse PIERRE BENITE at K4 Drijvende bolders, bollards flottants, floating bollards Approaching LES ROCHES DE CONDRIEU At K42,  31st stop at LES ROCHES DE CONDRIEU LES ROCHES DE CONDRIEU updating the website
LES ROCHES DE CONDRIEU, the daily evening shower is coming  ... at the cheese dessert VISIT VIENNE, ST MAURICE cathedral VISIT VIENNE, St MAURICE cathedral inside view VISIT VIENNE, temple of August and Livia VISIT VIENNE, rue des Clercs
VISIT VIENNE, rue des Clercs, detail VISIT VIENNE, ST ANDRE LE BAS, kerk en klooster, eglise et cloitre, church and cloister VISIT VIENNE, ST ANDRE LE BAS detail VISIT VIENNE, Roman theatre, tomorrow evening Norah Jones in concert VISIT vIENNE, Roman theatre
VISIT VIENNE, Roman theatre VISIT VIENNE, Roman theatre, ancient stage rests under the new stage VISIT VIENNE, the river RHONE, virew from the BELVEDERE DU PIPET, looking downstream VISIT VIENNE, view from the river RHONE, looking upstream VISIT VIENNE, at the public garden
VISIT VIENNE, in the public garden, rests of an ancient,  Roman , road View of LES ROCHES DE CONDRIEU, view from the right bank at CONDRIEU Walk to the new watersports area near LES ROCHES DE CONDRIEU LES ROCHES DE CONDRIEU Leaving LES ROCHES DE CONDRIEU in the early morning heading for CRUAS
Between LES ROCHES DE CONDRIEU and CRUAS, la MONTAGNE DU PILAT Cofee time in the morning Rhone cruising, hotel boat Rhone barges ... ships At K 145, 31th stop CRUAS new yacht harbour
CRUAS CRUAS, new harbour ...  still berthing space ... The river Rhone at CRUAS, strong current at the entrance of the harbour CRUAS, abdijkerk, abbatiale, abbey church  XIth CRUAS, abdijkerk, abbatiale, abbey church
CRUAS, visit of the ABBATIALE CRUAS, abbey church CRUAS, crypt of the abbey church XIth crypt crypt
crypt , doe een wens, faites un voeux, do a wish take a vow crypt CRUAS, slotklooster,chateau abbatial, abbey castle CRUAS, view fron the abbey castle CRUAS, the abbey castle
CRUAS, verleden en heden, passe et present, past and present CRUAS, village medieval,  M. A. village CRUAS, discovering the ancient village CRUAS, view from the ancient village De schatkist van Cruas, le tresor de Cruas, the treasure of Cruas ...
ECLUSE DE CHATEAUNEUF  at K164 Easy floating bollards ECLUSE DE CHATEAUNEUF, max. 18.5m,  upstream gate ECLUSE DE CHATEAUNEUF, the downstream gate opens ... From Chateauneuf through the DEFILE DE DONZERE to the ECLUSE DE BOLLENE
DEFILE DE DONZERE Approaching the Derivation de BOLLENE ECLUSE DE BOLLENE max. 23m, at K 190, looking to the upstream gate , during the locking process ECLUSE DE BOLLENE, after the the locking process, the downstream gate opens ... At K 225, at about 22 km upstram from Avignon, LA TOUR DE L HERS
Heading to the Relais Plaisance at AVIGNON, the historic and so famous for the song, PONT-St-BENEZET, XIIth,  Sur la Pont D Avignon ... At K242, 32nd stop, AVIGNON, Relais nautique AVIGNON, Relais nautique, along side because the pontoons of the yacht harbour were destroyed by the flood in 2003 AVIGNON, view of the BRAS d AVIGNON and the Relais nautique, view from the steps to Le Palais des Papes, looking to the south-east Le BRAS d AVIGNON, view from the PALAIS DES PAPES, looking west
VISIT AVIGNON, le PALAIS DES PAPES VISIT AVIGNON, le PALAIS DES PAPES AVIGNON, looking to PALAIS DES PAPES AVIGNON, site du PALAIS DE PAPES, Musee du Petit Palais VISIT AVIGNON, Les HALLES, the Vertical Garden
VISIT AVIGNON TARASCON and its castle at K267 On the way to the MED, the river RHONE, majesticaly wide ... Rhone marks showing the  sonetimes very narrow channel Sailing through the invisible CAMARGUE
RECIPROCAL COURSES At K317, Le Bac de BARCARIN,  just before SALIN DE GIRAUD, ferry on the roads D36 and D356 LES SALINS Approaching PORT-SAINT-LOUIS-DU-RHONE K323 PORT-SAINT-LOUIS-DU-RHONE, waiting for the lock opening at the  ECLUSE MARITIME
PORT-SAINT-LOUIS , ECLUSE MARITIME,  fresh and salt water, arrival control ... behind the bascule bridge and the gate, the harbour ... Aangekomen, arrives, arrived ... CHAMPAGNE! Walk at PORT-SAINT-LOUIS The river Rhone at PORT-SAINT-LOUIS, After stepping the mast ... NEHALINNIA IS AGAIN  A SAILING BOAT



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