Back to Lyon and then on to Vienne

A's report of her day on board

After lunch, I went back to the bow to take photos of the trip back down the river that I missed on the way up. It was very hot by this time even in the shade. I watched as they left the pier - the forward line was way out of reach of the crewman, and he had to flip it off of the bollard.

Line on the forward piling

Crewman getting ready to depart

Flipping the line off he piling

I wondered what would happen if he didn't get the line off in time.

Ann came out and sat with me and I took more photos. I was aiming to get the parts of the river I had missed on the way up

House near Collonges-au-Mout d'Or on the Saône

River leaving Collonges-au-Mout d'Or on the Saône

Arrow

Big house near Collonges-au-Mout d'Or on the Saône

Tower near Collonges-au-Mout d'Or on the Saône

Bridge

Aviron Club

Bridges Down the River

Why VHF 18?

Number one

Power boat

Metallic tower of Fourvière

Pedestrian bridge

Windows

Lock?

Building with reflections or graffiti

But before we got back to the dock in Lyon it was too hot to be out there anymore, so I came in.

We didn't realize that dinner tonight was put back from 7:00 to 7:30 so we got ready and went down at about 7:20. The elevator on this ship drops me off INSIDE the restaurant, so A was outside and I was inside before the restaurant opened. One of the waiters asked me why I was hiding.

I'm inside and A is outside the restaurant

We were underway already, so I went in and sat at a table for four next to the window on the shady side. I took photos from inside the restaurant as we sped down to Vienne. I took a short video but I have yet to figure out how to put it in here.

Reflections from the dinner table

Past the bridge

Some people who were on the city walk with A came and sat with us. Laurie and Bruce. Bruce is very tall and is an accountant.

Green aid to navigation

Going under a bridge

Building on a hill

I had the

Pineapple-Coconut Cocktail

(which was good). A had both that and the

French Salad

Then I had the

French Onion-Spinach Tart

and A had

Steak

.
For dessert, A had

Ice cream

and I had the

Ginger-Orange Bread

Reflections

Crooked tower on a hill

Red aid to navigation

Bridge

Reflections

Reflections

When we got back to our room, A was having trouble with the computer mouse which said it was discharged and neither it nor the remote would work. The night concierge guy came and he tried to boot up the computer but it took him a long time. The bow camera still does not work. I have asked about it multiple times, but it apparently is not important enough for them to fix it. This is a significant disappointment for me as the bow camera (when it works) is great for seeing when we are coming into a lock or for giving notice of other important viewpoints.