Canal du Midi 28 – 30 Sep 20110928DIMG 0362 Cesse La Porte Minervoise

Canal du Midi 28 – 30 Sep

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September 28th 2011
<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">28 Sep Wed We had a lovely quiet morning, and a late start as we had all had a chance to have a quiet sleep in. We had breakfast on the boat, then were about to head off when we had an electrical problem. Despite calls to Le Boat office and reading manuals, we were unable to fix it. The boat would still run but only on diesel and emergenc ... read more

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