September 9, 2022 A long hot day on the canal.

RV’s parked overnight as seen from our cabin window where we were moored in a marina at Homps. This section had no shore power hookups, but once again our generator worked all night to provide the current needed to power all medical devices used overnight onboard.

It is actually over 100 years old, but it has been completely restored and modernized by its proud owners.

Reflections on the good Life.

Reflections of modern life.

What can I say, I like to take images with reflections in them.

This hotel boat took up the entire lock and caused us to wait a half hour for it to arrive and pass through the lock.

For quite some time, i.e. quite a few locks, we had three boats in the lock each time. Finally the other two boats sped up and we were left behind which meant easier locking for us.

Exiting a lock with the other two boats in it. Depending on the size of the boats in a lock there is a certain order in which they have to enter and exit.

In this section of the canal the water level appeared to be about 4 to 6 inches lower than normal.

Lunch is ready.

lunch is being eaten while moored along the canal while the lockkeepers are on their lunch break.

Hard working but happy, deckhands.

Lockkeepers garden.

12th century chateau.

Another view of the chateau.

Every trip I do a bird photo, this is the one for this trip.

Houseboat

A very nice houseboat.

The electrical outlet in our bedroom is up at ceiling level. The weight of all the plugs and cords tends to pull everything downward. You can see my solution to the problem.

A better photograph of what The previous photo was showing. The surface is on the bed being charged. Phone hotspot is on top of the cabinet where my hearing aid charger is also sitting.

At times today the canal was right alongside a fairly heavily travel road.

Photographing the photographer.

Selfie.

It was very hot and tiring today, so a few moments of rest was very welcome.

A very pretty, but also very low bridge ahead.

It was indeed very low, but also very pretty.

We moored along the bank tonight, very near the grocery boat.

This Citroen was parked near the boat.

The grocery boat. But it sells more than groceries, so it could also be called the beer and wine boat. This is a local beer and I was told it was very dark and very strong, making it just my preferred kind of beer.

These folks were selling hot dogs in a baguette. The baguette is cut in half, a hole cut from the cut end to the unsut end and the hot dog inserted into it. Sorry, but no photo. Still is was another good day on the canal.