Sablons

Look what we found at Sablons lock. We were warned by Mike and his wife who we met on the Tournon pontoon but it was still impressive. Can you believe Mike was born in sunny Guernsey and is the Boatshed agent helping Chris, whom we met in Aigues-Mortes and who knows Buzz White, sell his boat! Small world. We have no idea how the crash happened but the barge was well and truly crunched a midships, the deck and sides had folds, there was also serious damage to port bow and starboard stern quarters. It is/was a self propelled gas barge but the control/steering has been ripped off. There is also a photo of the damaged,well destroyed, lock gates now replaced and on the side. Looks like an expensive mistake but could have been worse as, as far as we tell, there was no explosion from the gas!
There is an article about this on www.shipwreck.com giving information on what actually happened on 18 February 2020, for those who are interested.
I have also attached a picture of happy swan parents with their four cygnets and a Saracen Tower that looks like it inspired Saurons Tower in Lord of the Rings film.Read more