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Up early, and I fetched our croissants from the provision boat on the other side of Le Somail's ancient bridge. The boys from Le Somail (average age=65) were getting ready for a Fete, even though today is grey and wet...

We parked, literally, in the weeds, and this morning we were hosting considerable livestock, in the form of snails, crickets, and other assorted small fry. It rained heavily in the night, and we had a window open over the bed ...

We had stars last night for the first night in awhile ... and later, a 3rd quarter moon making a path on the Canal out our bedroom window. Rochelle caught a picture of first light on the young trees, new-planted by the VNF (The Canal Authority) to replace the Plane trees that have fallen victim to a disease...

We moored about a kilometer east of Argeliers, believing (from the guidebooks (plural)) that there was a market there this morning. Not so, the baker's girl told us as she sold us a croissant and two chocolate beignets...

Another windy grey day. We're tied up in Le Somail and done boating, so I took a bike ride to the next town supposedly having a market day. Not true. The ride along the tow-path beside the Canal was mostly easy if bumpy...