Moissac to Valence d'Agen

Saturday, 10 October

After a leisurely breakfast on the boat we walked into town for coffee and a look at the Saturday market. There were some lovely cheeses, fruit and veg, plants, knick knacks, meat and fish. We stocked up on some cheeses and bread for lunch. Oh, and cakes too.

We set off in the direction of Agen, passing through the swing bridge and into the countryside. Stopped on the side of the canal for lunch on the back deck in the sun. Bliss.

It was beautiful weather for driving along under the plane trees. All the locks were ready for us to sail straight in. We were locking down and I was amazed at how quickly they emptied compared to Germany. We were in and out in about 10 minutes or less, compared to something like 40 minutes in Germany.

Our port for tonight is Valence D'Agen. We had a gin and tonic with an English couple who own a very big, wide boat which they gave us a tour of. It even had a little pot belly stove. They come to their boat for six weeks about three times a year. Very comfortable but I would not be at all confident to manage something that size.

 

 

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