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Valence d’Agen

We stayed put this day and explored the town. Flowers trees Pigeon house/roman bath – restored.

Agen to Valance – d’Agen

A spot of rain this morning,   but we were back on the move regardless. The train track ran parallel with the canal for some distance, whilst the long, straight watercourse stretched for endless kilometres ahead of us. The waterway was wider in this section and depths of two metres made for easy motoring and […]

A Short Move

It was a short move from our Agen mooring this morning. The guys were going to move the outdoor helm from its position in the cockpit to the stern. Visibility would be much improved. A little visitor popped his head out in curiosity.

More of the River Lot

The Aqueduct upon which the boats cross the Garonne River in order to enter Agen. Today was our last of travelling in the vehicle for now. Some of the pics. The market in Villenueve: Pujols, a picturesque village:  

Cahors, Bouzies, and Labastide – Murat

Our planned itinerary for the previous day nowhere near covered, this morning had us setting out for part two of our River Lot exploration: the towns of Cahors and Bouzies were the places on our list, whilst La Bastide was an unexpected find. Agen-France-to-Agen-France-Google-Maps-13th-July.pdf Upon the way, we came across the only bakery that made and […]

Marmande

We stayed put today and took a bus into the nearby town of Marmonde. This was a town known for its tomato festival, Eglise Notre Dame – sections of which date back to the 13th century and wall mural created from millions of small tiles. A quick visit to the tourism centre enabled us to […]

Fontet

A beautiful motor up the Canal du Garonne and we arrived at Fontet. [map style=”width: auto; height:400px; margin:20px 0px 20px 0px; border: 1px solid black;” address=”Fontet, france” marker=”yes”]  

Fontet to Ponte des Sebles

Oft times, we found ourselves shaded by cooling canopies of creeper encrusted trees stretching their branches out over the canal, creating an emerald world reminiscent of the Land of Oz. A smoke filled haze filling the air created an ethereal landscape as we rounded one of the bends. It was created by a landowner burning off. […]

Castets – en – Dorthe to Fontet

A sleep in this morning and our lazy days of travel have commenced. A change to the dinghy arrangement, a quick ‘house’ clean and we were off. Boats are moored close together here and the stern mooring is placed dead centre. In reverse, our motion rapidly came to a dead stop. Believing the prop had […]

On the Road Again….

An early start and heading towards our first lock and Castets – en – Dorthe.

Bègles to Castets – en – Dorthe

Full moon having been a few days prior, this was the day upon which the tidal stream would be fastest and for the shortest length of time. An early start, rearrangement of the mooring lines to ensure ease of cast off in what was already a strong flow. Pull in the stern line, slowly release […]