Tournus

We enjoyed our stay at Macon and using the air con unit but must journey on, so up to Tournus for a look around. We would have liked to go up the Canal de Pont de Vaux but 1 it was too shallow and 2 we were too high. I suggested leaving the boat on the waiting pontoon just before the first lock and riding up but then no other boats could use pontoon. Tournus had more beautiful old buildings the most impressive size wise was the Abbey church of St Philibert with its crypt cloisters and various other buildings. FromTournus we headed through Ormes lock it wasn’t very high but was very turbulent. I’m glad Take Five is heavy and steel. We had hoped to overnight on the halte fluvial at Pont d’Ouroux but it’s silted up and too,shallow for us so a bit closer to Chalon and we anchored in an officially authorized anchorage stop much to the annoyance of some fishermen there. Boy do these guys take their fishing seriously, they’ve set up mini campsites like the Herm permanent pitches, main tent, pagoda, fire pit, toilet tent, solar shower and bins hanging from different trees and 5-6 rods on special supports, dinghies with fish finders and electric motors and all the other fishing gubbins nets spares etc.Read more