June 12 – 23, 2019
On June 12 we left the canals and traveled south on La Saone and Le Rhone rivers. We were ecstatic to see depths of over 5 meters as we left the canals. This section was 453 km and 16 larger locks.
Along these rivers we stopped in Tournus, Macon, Lyon, Viviers, Avignon and Arles before reaching the Mediterranean on June 23rd.
There were few places for mooring along this route but it was possible to reserve in advance. Our most unique mooring was in Arles (along the Rhone) where we tied up to a restaurant barge La Peniche.
Leaving canals to enter the Soane 
Tournus 
Macon 
Made it to the Rhone! 
Entering Lyon 
Arriving in Lyon 
Moored in Lyon 
Avignon, France 
Cycle to wine country 
Bike rack works great! 
Moored in Arles 
Largest lock (23m) Bollene just prior to Avignon