Tag: Canal du Midi
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Chemin du Puy – Agen & Lectoure, France
Agen: Agen was the French launching point for the final stage of our epic Chemin du Puy journey. From Barcelona we took three trains to arrive in Agen, only to have to take a bus the following day to Lectoure, where the walking actually began. Clearly, we are visiting some off-the-beaten-track places! The charming city…
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Day 8 on the Canal du Midi
Saturday, June 3 – Canal du Midi: Caux-et-Sauzens to Carcassonne Our wonderful hostess, Sandrine, concerned we wouldn’t find any food on the way to Carcassonne, prepared a fabulous picnic lunch for us: sandwiches of comté, tomato, zucchini, and cucumber drizzled with local olive oil, along with hard-boiled eggs for snacking if we feel peckish. Made…
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Day 7 on the Canal du Midi
Friday, June 2 – Canal du Midi: Bram to Caux-et-Sauzens We were so sad to leave Bram that we stopped at the boulangerie, the cave à vin (wine store), and the marché. Well, to be honest, these were also practical decisions. We knew we had 10+ miles in front of us, and absolutely no services…
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Day 4 on the Canal du Midi
Tuesday, May 30 – Canal du Midi: Villefranche du Lauragais to Port Lauragais Fearing rain, we headed out at 9am – too soon as we were really enjoying our conversations with Catherine and Dominique, not to mention the freshly made breakfast crêpes and homemade jams! Nonetheless onward we trudged. In a few hours we arrived…
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Day 2 on the Canal du Midi
Sunday, May 28 – Canal du Midi: Ramonville-St-Agne to Baziège (Including all the pictures that were to be included on the last attempt). Martine continued her thoughtful service today with a lovely breakfast tray: At 10:30 we headed out suspecting it would be a grueling day. 13+ miles later, we’re sure. Luckily, we found Donostia,…
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Toulouse, France
Saturday, May 27 – Canal du Midi: Toulouse to Ramonville-St-Agne Good walk today ~9 miles. The Canal du Midi is an engineering wonder, and the French are to be admired for their foresight in building it. The walk beginning in Toulouse is pretty urban. Parts are pretty; parts are not. The Toulousians use it fiercely,…