all down hill to Paris from here

Barry and Margaret have moved on now from Dijon, and have made it to the highest point on the canal of Burgundy (French: Canal de Bourgogne), on their way to Paris, Pouilly-en-Auxois, (featuring a tunnel that passes under the town,)

The Canal of Burgundy (French: Canal de Bourgogne) is a canal in Burgundy in central eastern France. There are two river entrances; to the north the Yonne River allows access in the town of Migennes, and in the south the Saône allows access in the town Saint-Jean-de-Losne. The construction began in 1727 and was completed in 1832. The canal connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea via the Yonne and Seine to the Saône and Rhône. Barges transport goods along the river.

The canal is 242 km long, with 209 canal locks. It passes through the departments of Burgundy, Yonne, and Côte-d'Or. The highest point of the canal is the "partition" at Pouilly-en-Auxois, which is 378 m above sea level. The lowest point is at the junction with the Yonne at 79 m above sea level.

(the tunnel)

and it is all down hill from there.

The town..

Being the 13th and 14th of July, they got to enjoy the fireworks, and celebrations that take place on Bastille day, see link for more info: Bastille day in france, and almost saw some of the tour de france or Official web site but just missed them as they happened to be inside the tunnel that passes under the town at the time the cyclists rode past!
The weather has been a lot better, sunny was the last report...