39 km, 2
lift bridges, 3 locks
We spent a while with Lynn and Shaun
yesterday morning and set off from Tournai at 11.45.
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| Canal through Tournai |
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| Pont de Trou |
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| Pont de Trou |
The late start was because we intended to do only
14 kms today and stop at a small pontoon at the beginning of the Espierre
Canal.
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| The narrow entrance to the Espierre Canal |
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| It's a very pretty little canal |
When we got there the potoon was
already taken up with 2 pleasure boats. No room.
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| No room for Njord! |
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| Exiting the Espeirre Canal |
We pressed on to Oudernaarde, more than
half way to Ghent. There was a lot of
rain forecast for today so, seeing out projected stop was a no go, we decided
to cover a longer distance and have a “rest day” in the rain
today.
It was rather breezy yesterday, a mix
of clouds and sun, cool when cloudy, hot when sunny. By the time we arrived in Oudenaarde it was sultry, hot and humid.
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| A pretty village |
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| A big wide canalised river, not as much commercial traffic as we expected. |
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| The lift bridge in Oudenaarde |
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| The entrance to the yacht club, but this brand new bridge is not in service yet |
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| The yacht club is in a quiet little off-cut from canal. |
We barbied our
pork chops with thunder rolling around and a few large plops of rain.
We have stopped at the Oudenaarde
Yacht Club where, as members of the VPF (Vlaamse Plesiervaart Federatie), we
pay for one night and get the second night free. This is the first time we have had the
opportunity to use our membership cards: 2 nights for €9.00, with free showers. Can’t
complain about that, can we?
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