Monthly Archives: July 2013

Wednesday hot and sunny Early morning start into a brutally brought morning sun. Southwest to the sea and then down the cost. Narbonne plage is a typical long seaside town. Wednesday is market day. Al most a km long, walked … Continue reading →

Tuesday hot with only a mild wind Monuments museums of very old stuff, archeology of the area. Situated in a palace, now city hall, that the archbishop used in his right to collect tolls and tariffs. All the comforts of … Continue reading →

Monday hard wind has returned from North east or North west changes frequently. Today is a detour from the main canal to la Robinette, runs to Narbonne. Will have to get back to the canal either retracing or another route … Continue reading →

Sunday wind gone finally. Less hot. Very humid, very. Lovely morning to ride. Staircase of four locks passed. The path is very heavily littered with branches from the wind storms. French TV covered the storms, TGV closure out of Paris, … Continue reading →

Saturday muggy very windy early. The weather may be changing. Cooler in the evening. Checked on the pronunciation of centre ville. Vee la. More pronounced letter l. Wandered the markets. Les Halles meat and fish. All the other items are … Continue reading →

La Cité lighted up at night. Bonus picture today. La Cité lighted up at night. View this post on Google+

Friday hot windy 35 -40 mph gusts by late afternoon Breakfast on the canal. Tomatoes and an egg. Ate at the hotel as it was good value. For those with G+ see stitched together gifs of a lock. A beautiful … Continue reading →

Thursday hot with a very nasty head wind The canal is nothing like I remember it. Much better for cycling. Maybe not as good for eating. Forty years ago Sharon and I biked the canal. Rode mostly on roads with … Continue reading →

Wednesday Decided to skip Agen and go back to Toulouse. The park to Agen I'd one that we were on for a while, right along a canal. Uneventful trip back to Toulouse. Bicycle is positioned at the start of the … Continue reading →

Tuesday J'ai commencé à vélo tôt pour éviter la fin des années après- midi de chaleur Moissac is an easy ride as long as you get on the right canal. A bit confusing out of Toulouse but a cyclist guided … Continue reading →