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On Wednesday we have two more visitors.
Heinz, Jacquelines brother and his son, Valentine are
visiting for a few hours as we drive from Villeneuve to Agde. |
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Betty's rope handling class is in session again. |
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Valentine looks very concentrated as we pass through our
only lock of the day in Portiragnes. |
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A wide, straight stretch so it is time for a first
driving lesson, after all I would like to enjoy the sun-deck as well! |
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Ueli makes a competent impression,
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Sebastian holds the steering wheel like a pro and
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finally Valentine showing his skills as a skipper.
We invite them all back for next year so Betty and I can
take a break! |
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The passage of the Liberon, a complicated weir system
allowing the river to pass through at the same level, but we are still not
quite sure how it really works! |
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After staying a night in Agde we head towards the last
lock of the Canal du Midi. The canal passes upriver through the Herault
river, quite a change from the low, narrow waters of the Canal du Midi! |
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The stop-lock, allowing to separate the canal from the
river in case of floods. |
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After passing through the last lock of the Canal du Midi
we tie up close to a nature preserve. We are now
already in salt water, ready to cross the Etang the Thau at first day-light. |
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A heron is observing all our moves. |
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A quiet, remote mooring, but
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why did Peter go for a bath in the Canal?
Having observed some weird behavior of the rev-counter
and heard a strange clapping sound from the screw I decide to inspect it and
find a set of work-clothes including belt shredded and tightly wrapped
around it.
I guess that makes driving over the Etang easier! |
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Even Racine is exhausted after all this excitement. |
