Day 3 on the canal boat Today we reached Aigues-Mortes, where we met a couple from Perth. They told us that they own their boat, which they keep in France so that they could use every year. Mum and Dad said that they could imagine doing this in their retirement. We walked along the walls of this fortress town (Aigues -Mortes), which was built a long time ago to show the power of the people there. It was really annoying because the walls seemed to go on forever ...

Today was our first full day on the boat. To my surprise I woke up and noticed that I had a huge puffy eye due to a mozzie bite. :( Though it was itchy and I was partly blind the day went pretty well. Our first challenge today was to steer the boat in the right direction to make it through the lock safely. With the great help of or crew ( Tahlia, Mum and I + Dad the captain) we did it, but this time with a lot more grace. After the canal was opened we crossed th...

Day 2 on the canal boat Today was the journey across the Bassin de Thau, otherwise known as the Salt Lake :) It takes longer than you really think. It looks quite short but takes quite a long time especially on a canal boat! It was really refreshing sitting on the deck, lying in the sunshine. Once we finally reached the other side we went up the Canal du Rhone à Sete until we reached the Frontignan bridge. Now the bad thing about this bridge is that it ONLY ...

Hi everyone! This morning we got up early to go to Agde for our canal boating experience. Dad estimated the trip will take about 3 and a 1/2 hours. We rented a boat named the Java. We arrived in town about 12.30pm but had to wait until 2:00pm until the boat was fully ready for us to take. We then decided to explore Agde. Before we were allowed to take the boat out, a mentor showed us how everything worked. While me, Mum and Tahlia were on ropes Dad was at the...

Day 1 on the canal boat Today we caught the train called the TGV to Agde. It took about 3 and a half hours to get to the next station where we had to change train. We caught the train with minutes to spare. It wasn't the best train ride for me because afterwards I got sick again just outside the train station! Our boat wasn't ready till 2:00 so we had a walk around Agde. At last the time came when we could get on board and take a look at the boat. The boat was...