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A day on and off the barge

June 8. On the Burgundy Canal. The video is the actual speed of the barge. It was easy for 7 people, mostly old, to outwalk it. Our two oldest passengers stayed onboard. They were over 90. 

The 80+ couples head out on bikes. The Captain makes sure that we know where to be so we will not be late for lunch. We have already annoyed the chef once by being late for lunch. I suspect that in the grand scheme of things the chef out ranks the captain.
The Parisians and I head off on foot.
And it rains. And everyone has better gear than I have. Where is that barge? Next time I do a barge trip I am going to take a tracking device and leave it on the barge. It’s bound to come along eventually.
All in good time our faithful barge shows up at the appointed lock.
In order to get under the bridges on this canal, our barge has to completely flatten the top deck. I am standing on the bridge just in front of the lock.
Into the lock she goes.
As soon as she clears the bridge, the captain put her pilot house up. It gets lowered into the kitchen when going under bridges and she has to rely on cameras to see where she is going.
Our trusty deck hand operates the lock.
Back on board on time. And the chef has been grilling. Fortunately, we are not late for lunch! Or we might be grilled.
And we settle in for an afternoon of chilling. 
Day’s End.

A perfect, if a little damp, day on the Burgundy Canal.

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