The Canals of Burgundy were built between the 17th and 19th centuries to connect Paris with the Mediterranean Sea to transport cargo.
Today the canal is used by pleasure boats
and commercial tourist boat companies.
At Pont de Ouch a tourist river boat was coming into port. A group of 6 can charter this boat for 23,000 euros
which includes meals, sleeping quarters and side tours.
A canal side road is used by bikers, walkers and lock tenders.
Next to the canal a cattle drive caught our attention.
This farmer was herding in his cows with his car. There was a stand off between two cows on which way to go.
About two miles down the road, two lock tenders were busy
getting a boat through the locks.
Everything is done manually. Each tender had a gate to open.
Boat is free to pass through.
Job completed so both got on their scooters and moved to the next lock. The canal is 145 miles long with over 200 locks.
At the next town we stopped at a campground park and had lunch watching the boat activity with Chateau in the background.
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