Weather

Chalon sur Saone

On the California coast the saying is “ We don’t have weather, we have climate” and I agree. In Melbourne they have all four seasons in a day. France is a place that has real weather which is probably why the forecast is so unreliable.  This means it has real clouds.

We stayed is Seurre yesterday to let the rain pass, which it did by evening so we could have a nice sunset. 

This morning we set off in a slight drizzle that quickly cleared. We went through one of the big locks on the Saone which was very sedate even though they require us to wear life jackets while in the lock.

By midday the wind had picked up and gained some heat.  By two the wind was hot and dry and gusting to 30 knots like a Melbourne northerly,and even the cows needed a drink.

Early afternoon found us tucked into the delightful mooring behind the old town island at Chalon-sur-Saone, the second largest city in Burgundy.  A walk for the dogs and Terry and I set of to the large supermarket with our trusty shopping trolley. As we are checking out we hear the rain pounding on the roof, the wind gusting and the thunder rumbling. The entrance to the shopping center was inundated with pouring rain and very strong winds which fortunately did not carry off the Bimini, or the boat or the dogs. We don’t have pictures of me getting sopping wet walking back to check in them until it cleared but here is the next squall.

And about half an hour later.

So what will tomorrow bring?  We could check the forecast, but why bother?