Thursday 20th September - Fragnes to Chalon-sur-Saone

We left Fragnes at 10.20 for our short cruise to Chalon-sur-Saône with just the big ancient lock to descend at the end of the canal (10.6 metres).  Another beautiful warm day with a promise of the temperature rising even higher in the afternoon.
We were greeted by the very helpful Capitaine who found us two perfect mooring spots and who helped us in.  This comes at a price however, as the mooring fee is €23.90 and much higher in the summer months.  We have visited the beautiful city of Chalon many times and always fall for its’ charms.
We had an earlier lunch, followed by a siesta as usual in the heat of the day.....by now over 30c again and not much wind!
For a change we decided to try the Lebanese restaurant in the town.  Skip chose a menu for €25.90 and Crew and Henk decided on a Mezze, a mixture of small dishes, much like is served in Greece or Turkey.  All in all it was very good and we washed it down with a rather expensive but delicious Lebanese red wine.
The usual digestifs were taken on deck and not too late to bed.

8 km. 1 lock. 1 1/4 hours