Day Five aboard Tamaris, Wednesday, September 21, 2005 |
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From Puicheric to Carcassone -
31 km/18 locks of which 6 were doubles, 1 was a triple, and 1 was a single |
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We took off early (8:35 AM) and were in the first pod of boats through the first lock. We pushed on through four sets of locks to arrive at the stairs at Trebes at 12:45 PM. |
 An early morning departure |
Naturally, the lockkeeper was at lunch, so we dined
on the deck on tunafish, tomatoes, sausage, bread and crackers. When
the lock opened shortly after 1:30 PM, we entered and ended up with a
new pod of boats that included a group of Norwegian men and a group of
German couples. Negotiating locks was not exactly their strong suit but
they did provide entertainment for us and the usual gallery of sightseers
who gathered at the locks. |
 Lunch aboatd Tamaris awaiting the lockkeeper return |
| We had hoped to make Carcasssone so that we could visit La Cite, the old city, on Wednesday – but after Tuesday’s results, we were sure we wouldn’t be able to get there. All at once, we rounded a bend and off in the distance we saw La Cite off to our port side. |  The Boat LY1762 with the Norwegian Crew - a real hoot! |
| We arrived at Carcassone at 5:30 PM, found the dockmaster, tied up, took on water, and had our first “real” shower in the boathouse on land since we started out on the canal. Once we were all human again, we took off walking through town to get our bearings for the next day’s sight-seeing. |  Carcassone, shot between the inner and outer walls |
On to Day 6