Lady Mary
Return to Lady Mary!Â
In spite of strikes and floods we arrived back at Poihles on 31st May. To our horror she was not where we had left her, re-parked just up the canal. We later heard that the canal had been drained which was why she was moved but it was a nasty moment when all we could...
Along the Camargue
We have fallen in love with the Camargue. From Aigue Morte to Beaucaire we had a fabulous time. Lots of Camargue horses, flamingoes, egrets, herons, wild time. We picked figs (I made a great fig chutney with fresh ginger) Â found an amazing...
Aigue Morte
After a few stormy days with torrential rain in Bouzigues the weather cleared in time for Gillian to rejoin the crew. We feasted 0n oysters from a hole in the wall opened splendidly by Simon, he has perfected the technique - no grit. We ate...
Oyster Festival – Bouzigues
After a windy trip across the Etang, followed by heavy rain which drenched everything, including Simon's phone, we docked in Bouzigues. We decided to stay for the week as it is Oyster festival time! The first night it was so cold and wet we had fish and chips inside...
Canal du Midi  2015 Notes
From Siobhan Carcassonne Excellent Port -showers, washing machines. Stephanie at Captainerie very friendly and helpful She recommended Chez Fred near Captainerie -didn’t try it and L’ Adelaide at La Cite - was great - good not stunning food and lovely atmosphere...
Arrival in Bezier
We arrived in Bezier after a long wait for the staircase. We had arrived at the top before 8:00am and it was 2.00 pm before we went down. Free wine tasting and a lunch with smoked trout and more wine helped pass the...
The Belle France
A wonderful arrival in Narbonne. Lady Mary and crew in good heart and it is so fantastic to relax, read, eat and drink. It was hot and dusty in Narbonne but we had a good park under an unidentified tree with seeds like brussel sprouts. Our first research item was...
Muscat Festival at Frontignan
The Muscat festival at Frontignan was such a treat. We were there to see the old boats go out and come back with the barrels of muscat, brass bands, speeches and games for young and old.
Jousting at Frontignan
We arrived in Frontignan just in time to get a ring-side seat for the Jousting. Basically the guys try  to knock each other into the water. Here are a few photos of successful attempts. Seems like if you are really big it is harder to knock you off the boat -...
Sun, city, sea
Lady Mary is very happy that Siobhan and David are back on board! The wind has dropped enough to use the bar b q again. We had a week of really high winds, very pleased to be off the Etang in those conditions. Â We are now at...