Sunday 1st September - Dillingen to Saarbrucken

We left port before 10 a..m. surprisingly as the heat of  yesterday had zapped us somewhat.  We were waved goodbye by the boaters in the marina- nice people!  The weather was much cooler, therefore much more comfortable.
We had a good run with just two locks which, although their drop was much less than the previous ones, were much slower than the big ones.  The scenery was also much more industrial than before as we headed for the industrial town of Saarbrucken, famous for  its' coal and steel production.
The marina we arrived at was quite a way out of town but with plenty of space for guests.
We lunched on smoked salmon and discussed our future cruise - we are now into the more familiar territory of small locks and plentiful too, along with lunchtime closures when manned.
Skip had a nice siesta whilst Crew prepared dinner.  Later, Henk went over to the nearby Burger King  to try and find something to eat, it being the only place open on a Sunday evening.  He came back with chicken wings, which he was surprised that he enjoyed very much.  We dined on Chilli con Carne, then watched some TV and bed.

34 km 2 locks 4 hours