A secluded mooring just the Toulouse side of Trebes
Bram just after dawn
Port Lauragais
Who said the French have a different sense of humour to ours?
Multi- chambered locks are taxing but were well enjoyed by my crew.
The crew divided their work to Lenny on fore rope and Anni going ahead to the locks to set them our way and then place the ropes on the bollards when we arrive. On one day from Bram to Castelnaudary we did 18 locks, not exceeded for many years.
The girls totally took over the provisioning and cooking.
Later, locking completed the girls were able to relax and enjoy the many live-aboard barges and craft moored on the run in to Toulouse.
The Fresinet conversion of the Canal Du Midi to 38m long was never completed so part of it has locks of only 30m length. This has necessitated cutting 8m out of 38m barges so they can navigate the canal. We found particularly fascinating the ingenuity that people were able to excercise on the 8m box so removed (photos from Lenny).
Just sealed at the ends
With added terrace
With sophisticated bow and stern added. Is that the original barge behind?
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