David made us a beautiful breakfast this morning, having gone to the boulangerie for fresh baguettes and pastries. We took off early, but not as early as other days. We didn't travel too far before we got to the town of Bassou.
 |
| Breakfast of eggs, baguette and fried potatoes with onions and mushrooms! |
 |
| Pulling out of Gurgy |
 |
| Scenery along the way |
 |
| Adele took a turn driving |
Although there wasn't much in Bassou, we decided to stop and take a walk through the town. We came upon a cafe and stopped for coffees, which we had to get 'to go' because we needed to get back to the boat to get through the next lock before it closed for lunch at noon. Bassou was a cute little town, but like so many towns here, we saw almost no people, and it was absolutely silent! (We did see a lot of dogs!)
 |
| Our boat docked in Bassou |
 |
| Walking through Bassou |
 |
| The dogs of Bassou! (and next picture) |
 |
| Also cats in Bassou! |
 |
| Someone's pretty yard |
 |
| Adele and Sue in Bassou |
 |
| A pretty tree lined street in Bassou |
 |
| Never forget to mow your basketball court! |
We left Bassou and got to the next lock before it closed. Our destination for today is Migennes, which is our final stop, and where we return the boat. Since we got to Migennes so early, we decided to travel a little further and so we moved on to the town of Pont de Laroche. We found a spot and tied up and walked to a lovely restaurant we saw from the water. The food was excellent! After lunch, David and Sue walked back to the boat and Adele waited by the shore near the restaurant, where we picked her up.
 |
| Walking to the restaurant (and next 3 pictures) |
 |
| Our boat was the one in back |
 |
| David and Adele both had oysters |
 |
| Sue had duck breast with other delicious things! |
 |
| David and Adele both had seafood salads |
 |
| Sue's peach melba for dessert! |
 |
| Heading back to pick up Adele from the restaurant |
 |
| Our hitchhiker waiting! |
We headed a very short distance back to our final destination, Migennes, where we tied up at the LeBoat base. We'll spend the night here and head back to Paris tomorrow.
 |
Entering the last lock of the trip!
|
This last lock was very, very high. The lockmaster lowered a big hook and we put our coiled line on the hook. He pulled it up and put it around a bollard at the top and dropped the rest down to us to hold. The water rushing in was very fast and turbulent. You had to really hang onto the line while the boat rose. Once we were out, we immediately entered the LeBoat base, found a spot and tied up.
 |
| The lockmaster receiving our line |
 |
| The water rushing into the lock |
 |
| Heading into the LeBoat base, on the left. |
After we tied up our boat, we gave away all the food we hadn't eaten to people just starting their trips. Later we saw the NY crew (I've been calling them that, but they actually currently live in Mass.) They invited us on their boat and showed us around, then we invited them on our boat and showed them around. Then we mostly sat on the boat chatting and relaxing. David went to buy his train ticket for tomorrow and also came back with a bottle of wine which we shared. We asked about restaurants, and the guy who works here said, "Pizza." Anything else? No. But our friend Peter said some of the women from his boat found a couple places. We went to the place they suggested, but it was kind of fancy, expensive, and the menu didn't appeal to us. So we headed to the pizza place. Well, they apparently had a lot of business cause they said they couldn't take us till 9 (it was only 7). Another local guy recommended a kabob/taco place. I went there, Adele went back to the boat, and David went to the supermarket. No one in the kabob/taco place spoke a word of English. Between the pictures on the menu and Adele on the phone, I got dinner for the two of us. David bought himself frozen ravioli at the store, and more important, Hagen Dazs ice cream! We all came back and had a pretty uninspiring dinner. Then we showered and packed all our stuff cause we have to hand over the boat at 9:30 tomorrow morning.
 |
| Walking around Migennes (this and next 3 pictures) |
