Void to Toul

Oh my days, it was cold this morning, 0.7 at when I got up, 1.5 when I went to the boulangerie, and 2C when we set off at 8am.

Approaching the aqueduct across the Meuse river

A man taking his 2 goats and 2 sheep for a walk. Yes, really

After 16 kms we traversed the Canal de Foug

Entering the Tunnel de Foug

Travelling in tandem with another cruiser, they are following us into the tunnel

It warmed up before long and there was no wind so it was really pleasant day apart from the ever persistent problem with weed.  

  A JCB  in  lock, trying to get remove the weed. Farting against thunder.

At 2.30 we arrived in Toul, just 30 minutes before our friends Jaqui and Clive.  We have finally, after 5 years, managed to meet up with them.  We have known each other since 1978 in Cape Town when we were both preparing to take part in the Cape to Rio race (except that year it went to Uruguay).  We were all living in the Caribbean at the same time but on different islands an.  Say  met up 3 or 4 times a year.  Then we were both in the UK at the same time but in different counties and got together 4 or 5 times a year.  And we both ended up settling on the same island in the Azores 30 years ago.  They bought their canal cruiser in Holland a few years after we did, when we already in Belgium and working our way south.  So it has taken all this time, when we are moving back north and they are beginning to explore France, for our paths to cross.  Well, it was a very good evening. Say no more