On to Homps with supplies of vin, fromage and pan (wine, cheese and bread) where we met up with Mary's brothers and one of their wives and the big surprise of Cat and Julie! A few happy tears were shed by Dira and Cat when they jumped out from behind the admin building shocking her with the very idea that they were here! For those of us who knew about the surprise it was a great relief not to have to pretend that they were in Port Douglas FNQ! The gang now numbers 13.
Onto the two boats and down came the rain.....
We stayed in Homps that evening as the weather was not very nice at all and we were assured that it was set to improve.
The next day it started out raining but settled into a grey and windy day. It was cold up top for the uncovered steering crew. First up we had 4 locks to navigate and with a little help from some kind Frenchmen, we had it mastered. No disasters, just a few clumsy attempts at getting in and out of the narrow spaces and trying to throw and collect ropes. We were pros by the end of it though.
The Canal itself is just like the pics, picturesque at every turn. Geoff drove our boat most of today with myself having a turn, fishtailing it along the river before finally getting the hang of it. While I say this at every passing boat or bridge I would hand it back to the skipper. Megan has now become the second steering pro and Helen does ropes and other important support duties such as feeding the crew. The other boat crew quickly saw Phillip bring Cat and Sylvie up to steering duties and we all motored happily down the canal.
We spent the second night at Capestang with it's 14th century church lit up at night. Ahh...
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