September 10, 2022 A very slow lazy day of travel off Canal du Midi on two other canals to the town of Narbonne. Once we turned off the Canal du Midi we never saw another boat during our entire trip to Narbonne, plus all the locks were automatic with no lockkeepers. The downside was that it was another very hot day, the excessive heat in Europe continues.

As always, reflection start the day.

So calm and peaceful in the early morning.

Picture perfect.

The grocery boat.

Shortly before I took this photo of the three geese alongside our boat, a couple with a small dog walked past. The dog turned towards the geese and let a bark. Bad move, One of the geese immediately went into attack mode, stretching out its neck at the dog while honking and hissing. It was so fascinating to watch that I never thought to take any photos. My Bad!

Our paths crossed in the early morn.

Old and new.

The first of our “ducks” during the day.

Our first of many locks during the day.

The control box, same as before.

An empty lock does not fill gently.

The locks were close together.

Our boat slowly entering a lock. How calm it is compared to the roiling rushing water as the lock was filling.

Jeff and his lookout. He is a master at handling the boat, never bumping into the sides of the lock as he enters or leaves.

View from the bow of the boat as we enter a lock.

Much of the day was like this.

Bird photos two days in a row?

The roots of long gone plane trees line the bank in many places.

How sad all the trees have had to of been cut down due to disease.

More stumps.

Interesting bridge.

The remains of a building alongside the canal at the edge of a field of grapes.

pretty plant with grapes growing in the background. Along the canal there were huge fields of grapes that extended for many kilometers.

Capt. Jeff, the former Naval officer, has taught us how to properly coil our mooring lines.

She’s never met a flower she didn’t want to photograph.

Cathedral

No doubt what the name of this city is.

Remains of a Roman road.

A pretty sculpture.

This 10K race literally went right next to where we had the boat moored.

One of the many runners that we cheered for as the passed by the boat.