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Mons to Antoing Under the Bridge One last war-related visit was taken early in the morning. When we were last in Mons, one of our barge neighbours – Andy Soper – told us of a memorial under the railway bridge across that crossed the canal on…

Thieu to Mons Wobbling into Mons We had a relaxing morning as the next leg to Mons was not long and we’d done it before so we were familiar with the locks we would be using along the route. We decided to stretch our legs…

Ronquières to Thieu Up Again In keeping with our theme this year of retracing some of our routes, we were up early (six o’clock and still dark) so we could catch the first lift back up the inclined plane. Lisette once again made the call…

Thuin to Ronquières and Waterloo Back to Abbaye d’Aulne Today was the last day the lock at Abbaye d’Aulne was to be open and our sights were set on the Ronquières inclined plane so we left Thuin at a reasonably early hour. After yet another relaxing…