the grande gabarit

Wed 25th May
We didn't get very far with our intended walk this morning as an official told us the park was closed !!!!!!! 
It appeared to be open later. I can't understand why strolling in a park at 9am can be a problem.

It has been a beautiful day. We stopped at 3pm as we had to arrange the next part of our journey down the Lys R. yesterday & will be accompanied by a lock keeper as far as the next waterway The Grande Gabarit, where we should arrive tomorrow.  The Grande Gabarit    also known as Canal_Dunkerque-Escaut

 

Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit is a water and road route that has been created in order to allow the transport of the outsize structural sections of the Airbus A380 airliner from their point of manufacture to Toulouse for final assembly. The route was largely created by modifying existing waterways and public roads, with the addition of some new road sections. Specially constructed ships, barges and road vehicles carry the aircraft parts on the route.

This afternoon Barry completed the installation of the new inverter. There is no power here tonight so the computer is running on it. We are tied to a floating pontoon, with no steps or attatchments to it, so we are unable to go ashore. That is not a problem. I spent some time on the roof in my bathing suit sunbathing.

 

M&B