Tuesday 12th June - Belleville- sur-Loire to Ouzouer-sur-Trezee

We set off around 9.30 - only three locks with long stretches of cruising today.  After our first lock we had a nineteen and a half kilometre run.  After almost an hours’ cruising we came across a very slow Hotel boat going our way.  We both pulled a face......it would be a long, slow slog at this rate.  But the skipper slowed right down and invited us to pass which we did - and very grateful we were too!
After crossing the one kilometre aqueduct just before the town of Briare, then just two more locks before our stopping place, Ouzouer.  We had to stop for the lunch break before these two but were settled in by 1.45 p.m.
Again we had stopped here before, 5 years ago and both remembered it as last time there was a wedding reception in the attractive modern building right by the quay.  A very poor bar/restaurant town though.....as Crew remembers the bar closed at midday last time!!
There was a sign put up on the quay to save a space for the hotel boat we had passed, so we moored as far back as possible.  We got settled and had lunch then Skip walked into the village - bar/cafe and a boulangerie only, neither of them open!  So dinner on board.
We had to eat below as the temperature had dropped somewhat by the time dinner was ready.....TV and bed.

26 km. 3 locks. 4 1/4 hours