May 8 - Palinges
We scheduled our departure for 9h00, the earliest we could get the lift bridges in Montceau-les-Mines. By 9h15 the bridges were active and being early on a Sunday the bridges were opened such that we didn’t have to slow down passing through town. Being on the downhill side of the canal, completing 7 écluse and covering 15 kilometers in time to visit Château de Digoine in time to visit was accomplished. We ate a quick lunch, got on our bikes and rode a few kilometers on farm roads to make the Sunday afternoon tour.
The bridges of Mountceau-les-Mines wete all
at attention as we left.
Château Digoine
The Château Digoine has its origins in the late 1300s as a castle. During the 1700s it was transformed to lavish living quarters. We were able to take a tour, in French, through the main floor living areas (no interior photos allowed). Fortunately they did have a copy of what was being said in the tour in English that we could read through while our guide was talking. The grounds are all open to those who take the tour. An even quicker ride back to the boat (it was downhill) got us back in time for wine and dinner on the sundeck - our first this season.
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| The formal French gardens and greenhouse |
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| The back side of Château Digoine and the lovely Joan |
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