On our way at last!
Dark at this time of the day. Cold as well as windy. A strong wind from north is blowing down the Rhone. That is good. If it had been a south wind the waves would be choppy and high.
Bye bye Port saint Louis.
We are so happy to see the first heron on the river. During our trip down the canals and rivers 2014 we always had the company of Heron. I read in our Waterways Guide that the Grey Heron is the official guardian of the waterways. It posts itself at regular intervals along the route. When a boat approaches it slowly takes off and lands about 50 m further on, it will then repeat this ceremony a few times before returning to its departure point for it has its vet on territory on the waterway.
Our heron did exactly this, except it took off and landed about 10 times before it eventually left us.
On the Rhone up to Arles we only met one boat, a barge.
Passing through Arles.
Remains of a very old bridge in Arles. We have visited Arles on two short occasions. It seems to be an interesting place and we have done some research for future reference. Arles was originally a Celtic settlement, colonised by the Greeks in the 6 th century BC. The Romans arrived four centuries later and at the beginning of the modern era, the town was part of a Roman province. So lots to discover here.
At Arles we take the branch onto the Petit Rhone towards Saint Gilles. We had been stonking up-stream down to a speed of 5 km/h but going down the Petit Rhone we average 16 km/h. At same rpm.
This time we are speeding past the Camargue. Next time we stop to discover it more....
..........Camargue horse back maybe?
....... on a wild Camargue horse.
Aigues-Mortes at last.
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