Fete at St mammes

Up the Yonne ... yo ho ho and a barrel of wine

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October 31st 2010
The River Yonne We left our barge mooring at Avon early on Sunday morning, determined to get through as many locks as possible and onto the River Yonne. We passed St Mammes, which seemed to be in Festival mode - loads of huge péniches were decorated with bunting and flags and rows of stalls and stands were set up on the quayside. It was all very pretty! A little further on there was a strange mi ... read more

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