During the summer Calliope enjoyed becoming a hotel boat! From mid June to mid August we had friends and family aboard for 30 days out of 60 days, and felt quite dazed as a consequence! It was lovely; our plan when buying the boat was that it would be a pleasant place for people toContinue reading “And then we had visitors!”
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Looking back – Canal de Garonne from West to East
Funny the things you see when you are heading on the opposite direction! For example we found beetles amassing at Le-Mas-d’Agenais on the old walls of the village. And I found time to walk across Le-Mas-d’Agenais bridge in the day time and take a mid-Garonne selfie. The bridge isContinue reading “Looking back – Canal de Garonne from West to East”
Heading l’Oeust from Moissac to Agen – Canal de Garonne part 3
Leaving Moissac, and the operator of the swing bridge spies us out of her little green window, sopping the traffic for Calliope to glide through. First three kilometres alongside le Tarn, then a huge widening of the river waters as le Tarn joins la Garonne. The Garonne continues next to the canal for another five kilometres,Continue reading “Heading l’Oeust from Moissac to Agen – Canal de Garonne part 3”
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