This morning we woke to a rising barometer and blue sky. It was noticeably warmer and we didn’t even need the heater for the morning routine. We departed Rekem with all hatches open to dry out the boat.
Our first lock was Neerhaem with where we rntered alone and rose 8.8m. This canal was followed an hour later at Lanaken where we rose 8.5m
We then continued onto the Albert Canal where we saw numerous tunnels into the side of the canal, apparently used during the second world war to store ordinance but now used to grow mushrooms.
We planned to stop in Liege, Belgium’s third biggest city but it seemed very busy and industrial do we continued to Neuville canal. It was a very tight squeeze in Neuville lock with us and one cargo ship.
Waiting for Neuville canal with nuclear power plant in backdrop
We have stopped for the night in Huy marina which is very nice, adjacent to a beautiful town snd has a wonderful view of a nuclear power station. Dinner at the yacht club was fantastic!