SAINT-JEAN-DE-LOSNE - SUMMER MOORING

St-Jean-de-Losne is the uncontested barge/waterways centre of France as it is a confluence of many canals and rivers; Petite Saône, Saône (leading into the Rhône), Canal du Rhône au Rhin, Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne, Canal du Centre and the Canal de Bourgogne. (That's a bit of a mouthful!). It's a great place to leave your boat and/or set off from. It also has long quays, hotel barge moorings and three huge basins for mooring numerous large barges and other smaller boats.

Evening view from our mooring across the Saône.

We've been looking for a secure location to leave Soraya whilst we return to the UK and other destinations over the summer and after conversations with fellow bargees and various waterways companies we've found a good mooring just outside St-Jean-de-Losne in the Ancienne Écluse.

Summer mooring for Soraya. She will be in good company, all the boats are péniches.

Off to the UK and other places, so no more 'Europe on a Péniche' posts until later in the year. We hope we have kept you amused and informed about our travels. À bientôt.