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Calais to Bassin Rond 21st July to 5th August 2024.
Our Route from Calais to Bassin Rond.
Calais Canal and the many lifting bridges being opened for us
Dorothee is driving the white van & works for the French waterways and opens the bridges and lock.
We are now out on the canal on our own and the adventure in France begins.
Enjoying the changing scenery.
Our first encounter with a commercial barge on a wider stretch of canal. It felt very intimidating.
The large commercial boats, which have also been nicknamed Beasties!
Arque marina visitors pontoon.
The first of many huge locks. Obviously they are designed for the commercial traffic.
We watched a smaller motor boat use the lock so we could see how they handled it.
Saint Omer
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