Some pics from Chateau Thierry - the Castle there, the American war memorial WW1 and on the way next day
Early enough start - interesting - people get up earlier here than other places - still very quiet at this time though
at the bottom of the Castle
going up
My french is getting better - I reckon this says rose garden
Wandering around on top
boring - just looking in a hole
Ok - enough of that - later in the day - off to the American war monument -
google must have given me the ex diggers version - it always takes me bush ---
so, this vid I shot of the entrance --- I shot it going down - but, you can see the entrance at the end - I really wasn't certain if this was someone's driveway -
https://youtu.be/iGByUbjLXaUjust an idea inside the track
https://youtu.be/zJ3oMIruXMAok - got there
https://youtu.be/il83wYEzH6ohttps://youtu.be/AbBfWYWgXO0https://youtu.be/etdsG4JfmWwSo - goodbye to Chateau Thierry and onwards to Paris
getting closer - there's actually more stops, not less - but, I finally found one was full - so, I headed onward and found one empty -
at this point I was only about 70Km from the middle of Paris and about 100km by water - traffic - normal
https://youtu.be/sFxjkv0iNX0Just a shot of a vineyard - I've not seen one like this - I doubt if they would claim to be a dry vineyard
https://youtu.be/wFW81pELMfUSo, that's it for the day travelwise --
I've stopped for the night - and a quick maintenance job - fitting a doorlock that doesn't make it obvious that I'm not in
there's been a solid development this after noon (one which my BP hasn't recovered from yet).
Coming in quietly to what might have been my night stop (and and is) --- I spied the most hot woman on earth in about the best bikini I've ever seen - my god - she stood out - and, she had a guy not far away.
So, we were on waving terms. - at that point.
I came in - about 100 - 150 metres from them - tied up and fluffed around a bit and got on with fitting my lock.
I'm on the inside of a little island - it's probably 100 metres long. -- So, after about half an hour - I see two heads in the water - at the top end of the island ------------- it's the hot woman and her man - and, they swim for my floating pontoon - great --------- I'm not going to survive a BP surge with my veins, I fear.
So, out of the water climbs the bloke - and he gives her a hand up - and, they come up to me and talk
my god ------- now, this is one very very very well stacked woman - she was jawdropping
they are Parisians - and, they are as far from the snooty nose arrogant description of Parisians that I've heard of - they are lovely and very friendly
She looks about 20, but, my guess is she's probably 30 and he's about that as well - she works in Dubai - born and lived in Paris until the last 18 months and he works and lives in Paris - they come away from the city because they both miss green - especially her -- so - they catch the train out to the country on country ventures (most weeks I think when she's back in France)
anyway - they tell me that I'm only just about 40 or so minutes from Paris already by train - and, that if I head down river a bit more - 2 stops away is a town that's only 35 minutes right from the center of Paris - and, that he thinks there's places for boats there.
I'm trying to take it in, but, not much blood is getting to my brain, so I make a quick note for research later.
Tomorrow - off on an explore to the place - there's a few places to look at. Including the railway station - which is very close to one of the nautical stops.
Anyway, something happens up near where their gear is - there's someone there - so, off he trots to check it out and Emma (yep, we know each others names by this point) and I chat for a while - when he comes back - it was someone who was worried about them - because they had food there and music playing and there wasn't anyone there - so, the guy was worried that they had gone in the drink - and, yes, he was genuine - a local with the dog etc.. An hour later they did the island swim again and came up by my boat again and walked by ------------------------ my BP had barely recovered from the first time.
No pics ---------- sorry.
If the rest of the Parisians are anything like this great couple - I will be very pleased - might have to go on BP medication though - won't stand much of this pressure
