Canal Maritime

We are now inland though perhaps not officially on the canal system as we have yet to go through a lock. After a somewhat nervous wait, I tried calling the bridge control on the phone and the radio every half hour but got no answer, the bridge did open at 12:13 and we passed through at 12:15 precisely, the time it said on the websites we had found, and headed North towards Aigues-Mortes. Initially John kept reading off the depth under the keel but when it settled at about a foot he stopped. The view of the medieval walled town as we approached was impressive as was the winery and the La Baleine salt works. We initially moored up alongside another boat and trotted ashore to confirm where we should moor etc. But sadly and unbeknownst to us the Capitainerie closed at 12 on a Friday and doesn’t reopen until Monday so we found our own spot and won’t have electricity or water, not that we really need either but access to the showers and toilets would have been nice. After mooring we took a walk to the Tourist Information and then around the inside of the walled town as well as to the Grand Site de France where we learnt more about the origins of the town and flora and fauna.Read more