Naar de Middellandse Zee, vers la Méditerranée, to the Mediterranean Sea (3)

La Saône

Heuilley / Pontailler s. Saône - Saint-Jean de Losne (38 km, Petite Saône 3 locks)

Saint-Jean de Losne - Lyon (215 km, Grande Saône 4 locks)

(03.07 - 12.08.07)

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La Petite Saone behind HEUILLEY, on the way to PONTAILLER 24th stop at PONTAILLER sur Saone PONTAILLER sur Saone PONTAILLER, la Vieille Saone PONTAILLER, la Vieille Saone
The quiet PETITE SAONE, on the way to Saint-Jean de Losne SAINT-JEAN DE LOSNE ST-JEAN DE LOSNE SAINT-JEAN DE LOSNE ST-JEAN DE LOSNE
SAINT-JEAN DE LOSNE SAINT-JEAN DE LOSNE, salon de coiffure SAINT-JEAN DE LOSNE 25th stop at SAINT-JEAN DE LOSNE, Gare nautique SAINT-JEAN DE LOSNE, Gare nautique
Lock on the GRANDE SAONE GRANDE SAONE, buoyed channel, red marks at our starboard GRANDE SAONE, derivation, fairway canal right, to the lock ECUELLES extr. on the right, centr.left the barrage-weir 26th stop at CHALON-SUR-SAONE Port de Plaisance CHALON SUR SAONE
CHALON -SUR-SAONE, the night is falling on the Ile ST LAUENT , Le Bras de la Genise On the way to TOURNUS 27th stop TOURNUS, the floating pontoon, a heavy rainy day, On the way to MACON Opnieuw een regendag, une nouvelle journee de fortes pluies, still rain today ...
28 th stop at the Port de Plaisance de MACON MACON, pontoon and mooring buoy MACON, the cathedral MACON, 3km from the harbour to town, along the river Saone De Saone stroomt hevig, courant fort , strong current
MACON, town centre and the St Laurent bridge at 3km, on the way to VAL DE SAONE and LYON ... MACON, the left bank in front of the town centre MACON, the new floating pontoon just upstreams of the Pont St Laurent The new pontoon and quay Channel mark downstreams of MACON
Leaving the lock ECLUSE DE DRACE Grijze landschappen, paysages gris, grey sceneries Phew! We are not alone on this foolish running river Saone MONTMERLE MONTMERLE
Approaching TREVOUX TREVOUX TREVOUX 29th stop at the floating pontoon of COLLONGES AU MONT D OR COLLONGES AU MONT D OR
COLLONGES AU MONT D OR, strong current and rising waterlevel COLLONGES AU MONT D OR COLLONGES AU MONT D OR, 11 mooring lines ... COLLONGES AU MONT D OR, still rising waterlevel and increasing current In the early morning on the way from COLLONGES to LYON, the ILE BARBE
Arrival at LYON CROIX ROUSSE, the first of the 15 bridges before reaching the confluence with the river RHONE at LYON LA MULATIERE Aan 10kn door LYON, a 10 nds sur le fond, 10kts SOG LYON Ochtendgevoel, le petit matin, early morning feeling Lyon, hoogwater aan de kade, l eau au ras des quais, the river at quay level ... LYON, wij kijken en bewonderen, nous regardons et admirons, looking and admiring
LYON, getuige van een ontwakende, prachtige stad, temoins d une magnifique ville qui s eveille, witness of the awaking of this marvellous city LYON, Quai MARECHAL JOFFRE, ochtendgroet van verbaasde plaisanciers, salut matinal de plaisanciers etonnes, surprised yachtmen say goodmorning      

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