I have been asked, now that we have reached Paris, where are we going next? From Paris we would like to head south towards the Mediterranean. Probably not all of the way this year but at least as far as the river Saone, which leads down to the river Rhone and the Mediterranean. We have been told that there is a good marina, called H2O, at a place named of Saint-Jean-de-Losne which is just south of Dijon. To get there we have a choice of three routes:
Bourgogne: The most direct route but with 61 more locks than the Bourbonnais route and a long tunnel.
Bourbonnais: The most westerly route and the one we intend to take.
Marne: The most easterly route which has been less developed for pleasure use and many miles of countryside with few signs of civilisation.
For some boats it would be possible to go via Auxerre and the Canal de Nivernais. A beautiful route but, with only 2.5m of head room, it is too low for us.
Bourgogne: The most direct route but with 61 more locks than the Bourbonnais route and a long tunnel.
Bourbonnais: The most westerly route and the one we intend to take.
Marne: The most easterly route which has been less developed for pleasure use and many miles of countryside with few signs of civilisation.
For some boats it would be possible to go via Auxerre and the Canal de Nivernais. A beautiful route but, with only 2.5m of head room, it is too low for us.
I am sorry that the map is so small but I will show sections of it as we progress.
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