This was one of those days when not a lot happened, but it
took quite a long time for it not to happen, if you get my drift. So this will
be a short post.
We set off early but again found two even earlier birds
waiting at the first lock. This stretch has several double and even triple
chambered locks, which take quite a time to negotiate, but take three boats at a time. Our two hire boat
companions were reasonably competent and we were with them till lunchtime, when
they peeled off at Homps. I’m not sure
why we took this pic of a restored wine barge, but then, why not?
It was a windy morning, and apparently this area is known
for being windy, which explains the dozens and dozens of wind turbines we saw
dotting the landscape.
It was good to see some of the newly planted trees on
the canal bank getting watered.
The multi-chambered locks are impressive: here are some
boats at the top of a double one.
Trees that have been diagnosed with the blight show first
one, two or three blue paint dots, and then finally a red X. This one is
definitely for the chop.
Tomorrow it’s about 20 km to Carcassonne, with a few locks, some
multiple, to slow us down. But we will try to be there by lunchtime.
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