Wednesday 2nd July - Ligny-en-Barrois to Bar-Le-Duc

A much more promising start to the day, going by the light coming through the cabin window!  We left the port at 9 a.m. and got through our first 8 locks without a problem, although another cruiser came along just as we were locking through.  At the ninth, we had to wait for a boat coming up, then a malfunction at the tenth so Skip had to jump off the boat and call the VNF.  Luckily they were able to right the lock remotely.
We arrived in Bar-Le-Duc around 2 p.m. a little disappointed at the quality of the mooring.  The bollard that Crew secured the front line to was coming out of the ground.....not exactly very secure!  We were also adjacent to the railway station with a noisy road opposite and camper vans were parked very close by.
We had some lunch and a rest then Skip went into town for a recce.  He returned reporting that it was a lively town with good shops and restaurants.  Despite that fact, Crew was not feeling too bright so we dined on board, watched TV and bed.

14 km 16 locks 2 lifting bridges 5 hours