Two hours before our first guests of the season arrived, this happened.
Decize safely in her (weedy) slip with a new transmission.
We headed south on a shakedown cruise with our guests. First stop Verdun-sur-le-Doubs at our favorite captainerie.
On to Chalon-sur-Saone, winter headquarters of Julius Caesar (he is no longer there) and a distribution point for Leffe Ruby!
Then up a little river (La Seille) where we had to do our own locking.
It was also the inaugural cruise for our latest boat upgrade – Le Moulinet
We stopped in the book town Cuisery, where Francis ordered … something.
After picking up some noir graphic novels and ghost stories we went back down the Seille to Tournus.
The French version of a unicorn…. real crackers!
After dropping off our passengers, we headed back north, with an overnight stay at the home of some friends who have retired near here. In one year they’ve transformed their backyard into a park-like oasis. Did we mention real showers? And a swimming pool? And real showers?
After a quick stop at our home port (St-Jean-de-Losne) for a final transmission check we headed north to start our grand tour. Oops… turns out we spent too much time cruising and not enough time shaking down. Enjoy these next photos of bucolic Burgundy as our alternator slowly dies.
Our Adventures 
looks fabulous. Hope your alternator trouble is all fixed. Behind schedule?
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