On 26th August we locked down from the Canal des Vosges at Corre to the Saone river or the Petit Saone as it is known as at this point .This is the first time we have been on a south flowing river on our trip from Holland and it made us feel somehow that we were getting nearer our destination. The Saone is navigable from this point for a distance of 407 Km to Lyon where it joins the Rhone . Following on from Corre we stopped at Montureux-les –Baulay , Port -sur-Saone , Soing , Gray , Lamarche –sur- Soane , St Jean de Losne , and Gergy  before entering the Canal du Centre at Chalon-sur-Soane.

     It was interesting at the village of Soing to see what appears to be an Irish name being commemorated on a war memorial to the First world war . One wonders how a Paul Brady got there and appears to have been regarded as a villager.

For those interested in barges  St Jean de Losne is the place to go. It is regarded as the centre of the barge world by many people and certainly the barge museum is worth a visit as is the Gare d,Eau where there are hundreds of cruisers and barges moored many of them for sale.

We are now on what we regard as the final  leg of our journey with approx  170 km to go to our winter quarters at Roanne. We will slow down now to enjoy the rest of the journey .