We are now deep in Champagne terroir and it's the end of our navigation for the year. We originally thought of going back to Dijon as we have said before but with the floods then the various closures we have had to constantly reassess. We revised our route yet again and we were heading for Nancy where we had secured a mooring. The trouble is we have wintered there before and we like to have a new place each year, if possible. We would like Paris but we are still on the waiting list, which I think gets longer. We came to Reims on our way to Nancy and fortunately found a great mooring very close to the city centre. After a day or two we both agreed it would be fun to stay. After a lot of asking around we have managed to secure the place, nothing in writing yet. The problem is the Capitaine leaves the port on the last day of September and only reappears on the first of May. Good job if you can get it. So it's Reims (pronounced Rance, with a very hard 'a'), for the winter. If any of you are tempted to a bit of sampling of the local grog you're very welcome and only 40 minutes by TGV from Paris.
So it's off for a tasting or two. While Brian and I were moving cars the girls got stuck straight away into a bit of dégustation. Well it was free so it would be rude not to accept. Do like the stools, massive champagne corks with their caps and wires.
Orla and Margaret sampling the local tipple. Remind me what they make in Reims?
Brian and I coming back from leaving the car at Loivre to be collected a few days later. Eat your heart out Harley Davidson!
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