DATE: Tuesday 25 July, 1995

PLACE: Tournus

WEATHER: Hot (and getting hotter!)

Locked in

REMARKS: Tournus is again small scale. The main bridge was first built in the 11th century, and there are other buildings with signs indicating ages back to the 1200s.

The Abbey is lovely and cool, with warm, pink-coloured bricks. It has a number of side chapels and brings to mind the Abbey in the Brother Cadfael books. It is dedicated to Saint Philibert. We find food shops and replenish stocks before setting off up-river.

The next event is a manned lock, in which we are the first of four. We follow 2 large barges through and have to wait our turn, indicated by Red (for wait) and Green (for 'I know you're there') lights.

Through the lock we only travel a short way to Gigny, a disused lock, where we moor and go ashore for a pause due to the high temperatures. A swim ends in disgust as the kids discover raw sewage in the river.

It looks like we'll stay the night here as it is quite sheltered. We dine aboard and settle; during the night the wind comes up and we have to secure furniture and washing.


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