Sunday August 30 - Underway again
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| 40 liters of gazoil transported a kilometer |
As usual, we head out at 9ish. Goal is to top off fuel and head to Dole. As we pass a boat down the dock from us they inform us the gas dock is not be working. It’s not far so we go out to double check and confirm they’re correct. Head back in to Blanquarts. Michael talks to David, who says he didn’t know about it (but later we hear it’s been down for two weeks…), and offers his cart to us to haul gas cans. The cart is great. The syphon is missing the original hose, but a regular piece of hose is with it, so we try using rescue tape to attach it. Works with some drips until it doesn’t. At that point we pull out the funnel and pour. No big mess(!), just a little to clean up from the drips. It looks like one fuel can will do us, so the other is in the upper locker for later.
Cruising the Rhône au Rhin is beautiful
We head out about 2:45 after returning the cart to David. We get to Abergement la-Roce at Lock 72 around 5pm and Michael recalls it being a nice place. Quai is full, but one boat is about to take off and tells us to give them 5 minutes. No problem! Tie up and listen to a group of young, 10 or 12 year olds, riding motorcycles in circles trying to pop wheelies in the area next to the playground. A bit loud, but not crazy. Doesn’t last too long and then it’s just a few kids playing at the playground and people out walking. Pleasant. The bigger challenge was the mosquitoes. Oh, and the church bells ringing all night long. Right next to the canal practically. A bit of distance is my preference.
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