Trip begins at Locaboat
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rental in Argens (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales

A lovely canal boat tied up outside Locaboat
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rental (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales

Pénichettes line up for rent at Locaboat
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rental (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales

The canal across from Locaboat
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rental (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales

Trees roots bind the shore of Canal du Midi
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One of the occasional houses along the trip
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Lazy dog watches the boat float past
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The canal in late afternoon
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A boat exits a lock heading upstream
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A too-fast boat can damage the shore with its wake
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Man ponders a pond
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Greetings from the outdoor luncheon crowd
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Bike path closed for repair
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In places, laundry graces the shore
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Man and dog stroll
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Another typical stone bridge
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Canal passes over a small creek
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Vineyards just begin to bloom
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Easter holiday, one is seldom alone on the canal
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Home to Domaine Les Cascals wine
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Canal passes under a stone bridge
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Deck of the boat features doomed bicycles
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Bicycles ride below mythic trees
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Captain Carter drives while lady-wife Isabel cooks
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Canal Bridge over l'Argent-Double.
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Canal Bridge over l'Argent-Double.
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Section of old tow path
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Detail of stone bridge underside
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Old boat has given up the ways of the sea
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Typical of old constructs lining the shore
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Wine country in early spring
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Holiday boaters stop to picnic for lunch
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A Rush
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A restful turn of the canal
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Industry along one side of the canal
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Power lines march in the distance
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Wind power is starting to dot the landscape
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Hmmm. Could power lines stunt the growth of trees?
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Graffiti on a tree
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Great light at sunset
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Bryan caught shooting from the bow of an onion
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One lock featured sculpture by the lock keeper
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A helping hand
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Flock of birdies watch boats pass through the lock
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More lock keeper art
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Are those trees looking at me?
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An overloaded party boat
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Bicycling on the classic canal shot
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A bridge at sunset
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Terry shoots the boat at sunset
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Dr. Carter shoots his camera
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Some locks are mighty tall
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No matter how tall a lock boats still float at the top
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Some locks are hand cranked
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Tourists love the roar of a draining lock
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There are double and even triple locks
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Bikers head down from the lock past Terry
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A nest in the tree
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Typical cleat to which a boat is tied in a lock
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Tough looking man hangs out on shore
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A crack in a wall that looks like a face
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Kids play with a ballard
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Bikers head down hill toward a shooting Terry
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Passengers going downstream through a lock
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Lock gates leaking
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The lock keeper looks bored
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Neighboring fields slowly erode lower than the canal
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Daughter distrusts mother's pretense of missing leg
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Children in playground observe boat passing
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Fit man power walks tow path
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Even in scenic canals, trash floats
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Some trees appear like stalks of broccoli
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Mass of branches attacks stone bridge
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Man in hat fishes from shore
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Mass tangle of branches clouds canal
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Partly submerged log that boat must avoid
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Kids race on bicycles along the tow path
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Kids loiter and play under stone bridge
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Patio umbrella shades driver
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Duck watches boats enter lock
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Crowds gather to watch boats traverse locks
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Parts of canal resemble American southwest
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Hungry car begs at foot of broccoli tree
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Nasty tangle of tree branches
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Gray-haired man observes boat's slow passage
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New housing built close to canal's shore
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Tree heavily shadows house
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Box floats near shore
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Rider encourages horse that was freaked by boat
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Boat passes through bridge on cloudy day
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Wires and phantom plants on factory wall
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Dog would rather play
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Ongoing repair of wake-damaged shore
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Area where cliff is held up with stone columns
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Photographer shoots the shore
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Sometimes driving a boat can be dull
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Lockeeper employs new-fangled radio controls
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Some watch boat, others pose
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New housing being built at turn in canal
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Hiking on a cloudy, chilly day
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Still waters reflect trees
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Lest we forget, wooden arrow points the way home
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Men chat about important things on stone bridge
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Some bridges are for railroad use
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Boat clings to shore under heavy rain
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