Cruising French canals & Rhône river to AVIGNON through the worlds DEEPEST lock after a HAILSTORM
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Ep25: The DEEPEST lock in the world when it was built is at Bolléne on the river Rhône. At Viviers it's easy to ground your boat. Avignon is steeped in history and visibility is almost zero in a hailstorm! A lot happened in just four days on our Long Way Down voyage through France from Dunkirk to the Mediterranean Sea. No mishaps, no dramas or real problems for us, but a boating friend had to dive and cut lines free from his propeller!
Acknowledgments and links:
Stephen Payne: • Jaywalking the World -...
Viviers Port de Plaisance: www.mairie-viv...
Viviers Cathedral: en.wikipedia.o...
Port l'Ardoise: port-rhone-pro...
Lock Bollene: www.lescircuit...
Avignon: www.avignon-et...
Avignon Port de Plaisance: www.facebook.c...
Wikipedia, France Tourism
CNR: www.cnr.tm.fr/...
Fluviacap Route Planner: www.fluviacarte...
VNF Main Site: www.vnf.fr/vnf/
VNF Route Planner: www.vnf.fr/calc...
French Waterways Main Site: www.french-wat...
French Waterways Routes: www.french-wat...
European Waterways, best 6 canals: www.europeanwa...
Dutch Barge Association: barges.org/9-u...
Navionics: www.navionics....
So nice to see your report! In this way we experience our journey one more time. We were in Italy in April and are now back in the Netherlands by boat. Have a safe trip to both of you and we hope to see you again! Ruud & Bep.
Thanks Ruud & Bep, if you head down to the Med let us know - we will be in Sardinia in November hopefully. Thanks for watching.
JnS
Lovely again 23 happy minutes, your so fit cycling back to the car if I had a hat on I’d take it of to you. Glad to see you’re nearly at 1000 subscribers until next time god bless.🤓👍🏻
Thank you for watching Steve and for your supportive comments - we love receiving such positive feedback! 😁
It´s a pleasure to see all this places again, after staying there 2021. At this time the current was much faster than I have seen on your videos. There are 3 locks on the Main_ Donau Canal, each has 24,67m high. thanks for sharing your journey.
Thanks again for watching! It's good to get feedback from travellers who know the places we've explored and add other information.
Best wishes
JnS
Like the video guys nice to see the scenery, beautiful 🤙
Thanks for watching Darren and for you kind comment too - stay safe
JnS 🙂
Loving your videos as always. Interesting that Port 2 was still functioning when you were there. By the time we visited in June 2023 it had totally closed, all the finger pontoons had been removed and it was dangerous to enter due to twisted, rusty metal and lines under water.
We ended up heading another 4 hours downstream to Aramon. Long day!
Thank you for this update - I think it’s vital to get up to date info for others to use and be safe. Banking on a mooring that’s gone is frustrating and could be game changing if leaving the arrival late in the day!
Stay safe and thank again for the update 👍👍👍
Jns
They closed ... maybe June 1st? I came upstream and was allowed to stay one night while they were in the process of disassembling everything. Bloody shame, it was the only bolt hole between Avignon and Viviers.
Great travels ❤
Thank for watching and commenting - as you know we love the travels and it's just great that we can share them like this too.
Love to you both
JnS
You folks are nailing it. Your video quality gets better and better. Are you planning a "full length feature film?" (lol) Well done, please keep up the excellent work...
Wow! Thank you - you’re very kind and we hope beyond hope you will continue to pass on positive vibes to everyone around you. You know we’re there. Much love
JnS
I received feedback yesterday updating the Port 2 l'Ardoise status and it seems that marina is no longer in operation.
Hi. :)
Hi Steve! 😎
I have a drone now 👍 what fun 🤩
Hi. Drones are awesome good. Get insurance. :)