We are nearly in Paris….

We made really good time coming into Paris along big wide nearly empty canals/rivers towards Paris. WE did do some long days starting at 7-8 am but finishing mid afternoon.

L’Isle-Adam, a delightful little town on the Oise, which has made a lovely swim park area with real sand and a beach like environment.                   The French are very good at making lovely summer areas inland.

And this is what the French do best, anywhere, any chance they get, anytime of day.  Its not as if they ever really eat much of the fish they catch.. its just a sport.!!!!

23th June.

We finally arrive at Conflans-Ste-Honorine where we join The Seine River 70kms down stream from Paris.

This is the place to store barges and where a lot of old bargees’ retire. There were loads of barges of all sorts 3-4 deep stacked up along the river’s edge.

A pusher all on its own, and a big bugger. And not really sure what this boat is meant to be or do !!!!!

and a drug companies offices  !!

So boats of all different shapes, sizes and conditions all the way into Paris.

Business as usual with big sand and rubbish depots, container wharves etc and we are still 10-15km down River of Paris.

And now we arrive in Paris. PARIS to follow soon

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