Dole
The welcomr cool down was not to continue and the late summer heat returned. Not as bad as before we arrived but in the low 30's/90's with merciful cool nights. The nice ladies in the marina put Armida in the prime spot under a tree so we only had sull sun until about noon. Here the heat builds through the day and peaks at around 6:30pm. I tried to get most of my errands and cleaning work done in the mornings. Everything is up an running so I am working on restoration and varnishing.
Dogs are very popular here:
And the town keeps to its nautical roots.
We probably should have stayed in the shade but a week in Saint Jean de Losne is enough, so early on Wednesday morning we set off up river to the Rhon au Rhin canal aiming for Choisey just before Dole. There wan't much traffic so I expected an easy mooring but the pontoon was full.
We continued on to Dole where there were plenty of boats but room for us. Here is the obligatory picture.
Dole gets evewn better than when it first wowed us on our first canal trip in 2001. It seems to have become even more charming and character filled. Apparenlty the odd name comes from an ancient word for the TOLL that was collected to cross the bridge over the river. That may have been the original Roman bridge, two arches of which are still standing.You can see more on Dole here.
We'll be here for another week until Caroline and Phil arrive, along with a forecast of rain and cooler weather. Plenty of work for me to do but I will manage some Dole wanderings, in the mornings at least. There's always something happening in Dole.
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