October 5th Everyone is up bright and early with Bob so keen to go he wants to start before it is even full light. In any event, cups of coffee in hand and our cold weather gear on, about 7 C, we are off. Today we want to run all the way back to Homps…..so…Continue Reading “Canal du Midi > Days #5, 6 & 7…back to Homps, Carcassane and La Redorte”
October 3rd The morning was dull, with clouds brooding….breakfast on board and we are off. Today we are facing only one single lock and this was encountered about a kilometer outside of Le Somail, last night’s overnight stop. From here we will be having no more locks untill Beziers and we are motoring at 8…Continue Reading “Canal du Midi > Days #3 & 4……to Capestang and an o/n in the “wild””
October 1st A crisp beautiful autumn day is served up along with a copious breakfast, perfect fare for the challenges ahead: ……and we are off to get provisions for the trip. Got everything we need and it is time to check-in with Le Boat….no struggles with French, these are Brits running the operation. We get…Continue Reading “Canal du Midi > Day #1……….downstream or upstream hmmm!”
September 30th Got up to another beauty of a day (it had rained during the nite….perfect timing for the rain to well, rain) had a full breakfast with our very chatty owner….she did acknowledge she loved to gab with guests….all this in French. Finally manged to extricate ourselves from her clutches, hit the local car…Continue Reading “Ardiege to Rieux – Minervois………Haggerty Pick-up en route”
September 29th Today we are leaving San Sebastien (Donostia) and heading back to France our wonderful stay in Espana over….we really would like to come back…adios! Another beauty of a day, clear skies and temperatures going into the 20’s, as we motor down the autopiste to Vic d’Aurbait, where my colleague from BNP Paribas lives. This…Continue Reading “San Sebastien to Ardiege …….via Vic d’Aurbait”