We left Kehl just before 10 a.m. under a sunny sky. We are back in big lock country now which is easier but could involve some waiting time, so there’s no knowing how long our trip would take. The current is running at around 4 kph but of course, against us now so we are just making about 8 kph overall - very different to our 20 kph downriver!!
Our first lock was very quick and easy with just us in the huge lock but we had to wait quite a while for our second. The current has now reduced so we are making much better speed, now making an average of 11 kph.
We arrived in Lahr around two o’clock, very thirsty as it was a beautiful sunny day, so a couple of beers before lunch.
There is a restaurant here on a big barge, where we ate enormous steaks when we were here before but unfortunately it is closed on a Thursday.....our usual luck!! It was decided therefore that Henk would cook three steaks he had bought and we would provide salad and potatoes. The steaks were very tasty - happy crew!!
Henk went back to his boat pretty early and we watched Beecham House - a series we had missed at home.......not that impressed so far!
25 km 2 locks 4 hours
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