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Tag Archives: Castelsarrasin
Desormais – The Swan Song (June, 2018)
The first post on the Cruising in France section of this website starts with the words “This is where it all began”. And now, this is where it all ends. This is Desormais earlier this week, awaiting the arrival of … Continue reading
Posted in Cruising in France
Tagged Canal du Midi, Castelsarrasin, Garonne, Rhone, Saone
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Sunday Stills: On the Water
An easy enough challenge for me. Probably too easy… so I dispensed with the endless collection of hotel boats and commercial vessels that we encounter all the time, even though I couldn’t resist the odd swan or two. And a … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged Castelsarrasin, Coypu, detritus, duckhouse, Sunday Stills, swans, water
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Canal Garonne, Canal de Montech to Montauban, (Autumn 2009)
Wednesday 9th September Normally we catch a mid morning ferry from Dover and stay overnight on the way down, but for some reason we decided to do the journey in one day, taking the first boat out … Continue reading
Posted in Cruising in France
Tagged Buzet, Canal Garonne, Castelsarrasin, Clairac, Marmande, Mas d'Agenais, Meilhan, mice on boats, Moissac, Montauban, Montech, Nerac, Saint Porquier, Serignac, Vileneuve sur Lot, Villeton
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The Canal Lateral a Garonne, Toulouse to Meilhan,(June/July 2009)
Sunday 14th June After leaving the centre of Toulouse and turning onto the Garonne, we went past a lot of moored live-aboards on the outskirts of Toulouse, before getting onto quieter water out in the countryside. We did a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Cruising in France
Tagged Agen, Boe, Buzet, Castelsarrasin, Castets, Caumont, Deupentale, Fontet, Garonne, Golfech, Grissoles, illeton, locks in France, Mas d'Agenais, Meilhan sur Garonne, Moissac, Monsieur Ragondin, Valence d'Agen
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