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Author: Lisette

I love all things French, our cruising lifestyle and keeping Catharina and the rest of the crew in shipshape condition.
—  By LisetteMay 17, 2026

The Top of the Canal du Midi ( 20/8 – 23/08/2025)

Castelnaudary – Océan – Montgiscard – Toulouse Castelnaudary With a bit of time pressure, inasmuch as we wanted to give the girls a reasonable time at Toulouse, we decided to spend only one extra day in Castelnaudary. Rather than a hotbed of tourism, perhaps it…
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—  By LisetteApril 27, 2026

Meandering on the Midi (06/08 – 13/08)

Homps – La Redorte – La Gravière – Marseillette – Trèbes – Carcassonne Homps Arriving in the little town of Homps, after a series of single and double locks, (having enjoyed more than 50 km without a lock, just twists and turns on the canal…
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—  By LisetteApril 13, 2026

Béziers and the Fonseranes Staircase (25/07 – 30/07/25)

Béziers – Poilhes There is so much to do and see in Béziers that we have divided our journal into two parts. Picking up where Ian left off, I shall chat about some of the other things we found to entertain us in and around…
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—  By LisetteApril 4, 2026

Tentative start to the Canal du Midi (18/7 – 20/7/25)

Marseillan – Bessan – Béziers The Canal du Midi This is the iconic canal of France and perhaps the world. Like many others, we had followed Rick Stein on his culinary journey along the Midi in his 2005 TV series ‘French Odyssey’, and in fact,…
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    Lisette on To the end at Moissac (7/09 – 17/9/25)July 9, 2026

    Hi Val, yes we wintered in Moissac and will do again next winter. The port is run by an affable…

  2. Val Poore on To the end at Moissac (7/09 – 17/9/25)July 8, 2026

    Oh my! I didn’t know you’d wintered over at Moissac. It happens to be one of my favourite places in…

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    Ian on The Top of the Canal du Midi ( 20/8 – 23/08/2025)May 26, 2026

    Hi Don, no sorry, it was from 'Stranger in a Strange Land', but I totally agree that 'The Moon is…

  4. Val Poore on The Top of the Canal du Midi ( 20/8 – 23/08/2025)May 18, 2026

    A lovely post, as always, Lisette and Ian. How your girls must have enjoyed it! You achieving your dreams along…

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