Reims - Champagne. Sunday, August 17, 2008

The mast is off and we have been motor sailing. Dunkirk - Arleux: Mostly industrial areas with a lot of barges. Canal de Nord - Now it starts to get green along the canal and more agricultural. Switch to a smaller channel, almost no houses, but pleasure fishermen along the canal, but so far we have not seen anyone as has had a bite. We will now be assigned to a remote control, we must manage channeling ourselves. Press the blue button, light on the lock opens pull the blue rod and suddenly the lock is closed. Then open it when everything is ready. Now we are on the Canal de l `Oise Aisne al` This is the most radar-controlled pulling a long string or just before it opens. Have now rest day in Reims - Champagne. We will now continue through the Champagne, then it will be Burgundy. Has already visited a couple of champagne stores and what should you choose? 53 locks and three tunnels made​​, more will be. You should to get a lock certificates soon.