We arrived in Verdun at 11.15 and were seen in by the Capitaine, accompanied by a large excited dog. We moored stern to but without any finger pontoons which makes it more difficult to keep the boat straight, which Crew is rather keen on but doesn’t seem to affect Skip at all! The French couple on the next boat to us had a cat which seemed to be the object of the dogs’ excitement.
After settling in we had an earlier than usual lunch, whilst discussing restaurants for an evening meal. We have stopped here several times over the years and we used to eat at a hotel/restaurant in the town but alas, it seems to have closed down. There is another hotel very near the port but we don’t remember eating there so, with the aid of the Internet we found another, Le Caveau du Verdun, which looked interesting. Skip walked across the bridge to suss it out and returned having booked us a table for dinner, mentioning that it was also a wine tasting cave.
We whiled away the afternoon then got ready for dinner, partaking of our usual aperitifs on deck beforehand. The walk through the quiet old streets of Verdun was very enjoyable with many old buildings for Crew to admire.
The restaurant was very cosy with only a very small kitchen and we were served by the very genial maitre d’. The meal was excellent and not too expensive - we will certainly pay another visit. We were just about able to enjoy a digestif on deck but the weather definitely had the feel of autumn now!
8 km. 0 locks. 45 minutes
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