May 3rd 

Duns-sur-Meuse to Mouzon

It was a beautiful day today, summer is on it's way.  We left Duns-sur-Meuse at 8.15 in brilliant sunshine, if somewhat chilly at 6C, but it warmed up quickly and we had shed all the winter layers by mid-day.

Early morning on the Meuse

A few hours later, and not much weed to complain about, we noticed a lot of paragliders on the horizon.  We got closer and closer until we were right underneath them.

This chap landed on the wrong side of the canal and we gave him a ride across to join up with his buddies, saving a very long trip for someone to pick him up by car

We spent half an hour watching the paragliders, just drifting in a wide section of the Meuse river, and still arrived at the Port de Plaisance in Mouzon at 13:30, 5.25 hours to do 38 kms and 6 locks.  Going downstream on a big river we have a strong current in our favour.

Mouzon is a delightful small town.  Lots of ancient buildings, which somehow survived two world wars, a huge abbey which dates from the 11th century, and 2 boulangeries.

The lovely port