Canal Life ( or floating down the Canal Lateral de La Garonne)
15 June 2013 | Meilhan
Dave
Incredibly we have been in the canal six days... the lethargy of the idyllic life... or post traumatic amnesia? Two, much longer than planned for, stops..... at the moment we are in a place called Meilhan. The nearly resident English canal boat people call it "Hotel California", however we are escaping tomorrow....... Well at least try to sign out.....................
This is Richard Coeur de Lion territory. It seems that whilst owning France he was very generous with his endowments of the local towns of La Reole and Marmande. Of course the French ungratefully took their country back 300 years later. Both really interesting towns with lots to see (see facebook photos) and really suitable lunchtime eating establishments.
Oh well another tough 14km stretch tomorrow........ if we can ever leave. ( Eagles c.1972)