Monday, 28 October 2013

Last week I ventured out on my bicycle with some Dutch friends. I mention this because they are cycling a lot and they are also very long legged creatures. Anyway it was really pleasurable to be cycling along the Nivernais canal towards Corbigny from Chatillon en Bazois. We got as far as the 16 locks and as Eric and Wilma cycled down to the bottom of the flight of locks I took pictures of an intriguing lock keepers cottage with all manner of interesting things to look at including large ammonites and little assemblages of things.

There was a lot of rain last night the canal seems quite full the distant house is a lockkeepers cottage. The cottages are known for housing a community of eccentrics and artists near Corbigny. Here we are about 5 kilometres away.






This section of the canal was down in a huge cutting that was tunnelled underground. 

Flat tarmacked cycle paths where even I managed 40kms. There were occasional cars visiting the cottages or fishermen.


A lockkeepers cottage near Mont et Marré


Arriving back to Chatillon en Bazois.


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  1. bc28 October 2013 at 10:46

    It looks positively idyllic. Your remark about your Dutch friends' legs made me laugh, reminded me of a line in a movie made by a young Dutch fellow on the Camino trail… "If it ain't Dutch—it ain't much"

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  2. Jane Aston29 October 2013 at 03:31

    It was lovely to be out taking in what autumn throws at the senses. There was a lovely woody smell everywhere and the light picking out those leaves, quite magical. The winter comes quick here you have to grab what you can of the days you can be out. I like that line made me laugh too. I must investigate.

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