Chantel Censoir

Spent the morning in Mailly Le Ville, and headed to Chatel Censoir.  David and Connie aboard for five nights.  They have been a week in Belgium with friends, and stops in Normandy and Bayeux.  They got to us on the train.  

David speaks fluent French, and wanted to run the locks for Juniper as we are going down the canal.  On the way down, you need to climb up ladders if you want to participate as the water is down, and we are moving up.  David got good at this!

He spoke to and got many stories from our lock keepers.  One is a carpenter, and his wife (at another lock) is a massage therapist and they are from Switzerland.  Another is an artist draws buildings.  Another owns a restaurant in Chatel Censoir!  More amazing stories:  a young guy (21) is a welder who welds up on the Eifel Tower in Paris and does all kinds of risky sports; another was going back to university, and another was an older guy who doesn't do much in the off season but relax; another lives in one of the Ecluse (lock) houses and if he does one month of maintenance work in the off season, then his rent is paid for the year!  So fun to hear the stories.  

When in Chatel Censoir we went for a walk, to the Church, and to the old gate.  Stopped by the restaurant owned by the lock keeper and his wife for reservations.

Great dinner at l'Etape des Gourmets!  

Connie and I at l'Etape des Gourmets. Outside in a covered area.
Cows getting a drink in the river
Expansive views when the way is on the river Yonne.

More pictures to follow from cell phone.


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