Enter canal du Midi, up Bezier staircase, moor on bank

chrisandjane aboard Liveloula
Chris Cooke
Wed 24 Jun 2015 16:46

43:18.0N 3:04.4E

Wednesday 24 June Enter Canal du Midi, up 7 lock staircase at Beziers, thro Malpas Tunnel and tie up to bank for night near Poilhes 26k

 

Get going at first light. 5k to first lock. Wait till 0900 for eclusier to operate.  Then to “round” lock at Agde (where we turned off into the River l`Herault and downstream to Grau d`Adge to step mast and enter Med on the way down). Quite a bit of traffic in lock, get thro and tie up to buy 106euro vignette for month. Five more locks. Hit big queue at Beziers staircase. Fortunately arrived in time for the evening “up” session (1600 to 1900). Next lock is 54k away, so  do another 9k before locating quiet spot to moor to bank for night.

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