Tag Archives: Toulouse

Sunday Stills: Graffiti

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Sandra

This week’s Sunday Stills prompt was ‘Graffiti’. All of these photographs were taken from our boat as we cruised past an industrial estate on the outskirts of Toulouse, France, so the quality is not as good as I would have … Continue reading →

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Posted in Photography | Tagged graffiti, Sunday Stills, Toulouse | 8 Comments

Spring Cruise, Part 2 Castelnaudary to Moissac and return (April/May 2011)

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Sandra

Sunday 24th April Set off westwards to catch the first lock after Castelnaudary as soon as it opened. The heavy rains yesterday have left the water levels very high; our ropes were straining against the bollards on the quayside and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cruising in France | Tagged Ayguesvives lock, Castanet lock, Desormais, Dieupentale, Fete du Cassoulet, Gardouche, Le Segala, Matabieu station, Moissac, Montgiscard lock, Negra lock, Port Lauragaise, Renneville, Surcouf, Toulouse, Toulouse locks | Leave a comment

Canal Garonne, Canal du Midi, (Autumn 2010)

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Sandra

Tuesday 25th August to Tuesday 31st August The leaves of the plane trees lining either side of the canal were already turning golden as we walked up the towpath to Désormais, which we had left a hundred yards or … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cruising in France | Tagged Buzet, Canal Garonne, Catelsarrasin, Dieupentale, ducks, Le Vigneron, Meilhan, Narbonne, Port Lauragais, Toulouse | 1 Comment

Canal du Midi, Canal Lateral a la Garonne, (May/June 2010)

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Sandra

Saturday 8th May Normally we like to be on the boat and off on our travels as soon as the waterways open on 1st April, but this year we were delayed due to Neville having had surgery to remove a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cruising in France | Tagged Agen, Boe, Bram, Buzet, Canal du Midi, Canal lateral a la Garonne, Carcassonne, Castelnaudary, Castelsarrasin, cruising in France, Dieupentale, dutch barges in France, Homps, Mas d'Agenais, Meilhan sur Garonne, Serignac, Toulouse | 3 Comments

Carcassonne to Toulouse (Canal du Midi) June, 2009

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Sandra

Monday 1st June We left Carcassonne early, around 8.30am. Today was a national holiday in France, (for why I’m not sure) but there didn’t seem to be much more traffic on the waterways than usual. We locked up with … Continue reading →