Day 1…. We’re back!

The goal: to be cruising the inland waterways of France, a la 2024.

We made it to St. Jean de Losne … before our long-awaited gearbox. We found lots of weeds but no boat in our slip

So, only one thing to do….Apero! At La Barge.

Our first full day in France was spent getting reacquainted with our little home away from home as we tried to stroll away the jet lag.

The exterior renovations of the church seem to be complete but work continues inside.

Not pictured: our boat.

Also not pictured: our boat.

No first day in St Jean would be complete without a visit to the hardware store.

No boat here either.

But a well-timed ping from the air tags attached to our bikes, which are attached to our boat, solved the mystery.

We thought she was still in the shed, so this is good news in that we should have a place to stay when we check out of our lovely inn in two days. Won’t be the first time we’ve started the summer in the shipyard. C’est la vie…