TerryandKenViaFrancigena2022

August 18. Last day on the boat, a soaking and the Camino de Santiago.

Thought I would share photos from our last day on the boat as we powered our way up 8 locks to return to our base. We love these canal trips…and I think this is the nicest canal we’ve done…not too many locks little villages to explore and not too over whelmed with boats.

As you know, it was disheartening to not be able to finish our Via Francigena. But my fellow Camigas will understand when I say “the Camino provides” and it did!

I bought a topographical map for our canal trip. We started our cruise in Tannay and what did I spy on the map but the very familiar yellow shell symbol of the Camino de Santiago! This route starts in Vezelay and goes to St Jean Pied de Port at the south of France to join the Camino Frances, which we walked in 2019. How exciting to see that the Camino not only went through Tannay but that we also cruised beside it for a while. It brought me comfort in a strange way, that even though the Via Francigena was over for us this year, we were still “on the Camino”!
We saw these British people/boat again the next day once we were back in the car…and followed the canal for a bit.
Old and empty between two occupied homes. Would live to know the history.
Dont mess with the Captain! He’s a meanie if you are slow with ropes…and only gives you half portions of gruel for your supper.
The original living walls. Not sure how these plants survive being drowned multiple times a day.
There is no killing a dandelion! Growing out of the lock wall.
The whole tribe on the rock.
The only breed of cows we see…
We were waiting to be spat upon…they were making the noises! But they were just taunting us…I think.
Sky is starting to look a little scary!
The last lock (went through 8 in total), only a few minutes from base, and the skies literally opened up and the deluge began. Ken had a shelter and an umbrella. I had a t-shirt. And no where to go.
Drowned rat.
Dry(ish) rat.
Ken did the most amazing job of mooring the boat…backed in without a single bump or mis-step or unnecessary move. A++

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