Paris Week 2 - 7/16 Le Port Marly Dam and Heavy Rain

Today started out overcast and did not look promising for sightseeing, so the four of us made a late morning trek over the Machne de Marly dam to the Ecluses de Bougival (locks) on the island across from the boat. 

It is about 1.5 to 2 miles one way.  The dam was very interesting as were the locks.  We got drizzled on for awhile and then encountered heavier rain as we got closer to home.




The rain continued most of the day and we decided not to walk to La Creperie for dinner.  We drove, and it was a good thing as the downpour made the unpaved road near the boat almost completely 'puddled' and it also overwhelmed the street sewers.



 
The dinners at La Creperie are good and Alex fit us in again without reservations, though it was quite a busy Saturday evening.  

La Creperie's page gives the history, but if you translate the page to English, the only correction is that Veronique and Alexandre Manta are the owners, not Veronique Alexandre.  

 Doug and Joan leave tomorrow, so it was a sort of sad celebration, sad because they were leaving and a celebration of their time with us.  

And oh yes, we did kick out the jams.