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Stephen Masters went for a bike ride
September 12, 2025 at 09:01
Canal des Deux Mers - Day 9 - Gruissan to Béziers
The final leg of the trip. I took my time in the morning, and paid a visit to the pink salt ponds at Gruissan before making my way along the cost for most of the route back to Béziers where I was planning to catch a train back to Paris.
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Stephen Masters went for a bike ride
September 11, 2025 at 08:55
Canal des Deux Mers - Day 8 - Narbonne to Gruissan
When I was planning the route, I was in the mood to get from Narbonne to the coast as quickly as possible and follow the coast to Béziers. In my research I discovered that the move Betty Blue (37.2 degrés le matin) had been filmed at Gruissan. I remembered the…
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Stephen Masters went for a bike ride
September 9, 2025 at 08:28
Canal des Deux Mers - Day 7 - Carcassonne to Narbonne
This stage followed the canal initially, but instead of staying on the canal through to Béziers, it is a detour into the hills and vineyards approaching Narbonne. I had been told that Narbonne is a beautiful city to visit, so I had planned to get myself there and have a…
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Stephen Masters went for a bike ride
September 7, 2025 at 08:21
Canal des Deux Mers - Day 6 - Castelnaudary to Carcassonne
If you’re following the Canal des Deux Mers, then an essential stop is the City of Carcassonne and its spectacular fortified city. There is such a lot to see up there that you really should keep a day set aside to take your time and explore.
The old fortified town…
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Stephen Masters went for a bike ride
September 6, 2025 at 09:06
Canal des Deux Mers - Day 5 - Toulouse to Castelnaudary
The stretch of canal from Toulouse to Castelnaudary was a bit more exposed than more of the journey so far. I had been warned that there had been some disease in the poplar trees along this section and that a lot had been cut down to prevent spread of the…
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Stephen Masters went for a bike ride
September 4, 2025 at 07:35
Canal des Deux Mers - Day 4 - Castelsarasin to Toulouse
What a start to the day at Peniche GEMJO. I woke to find a table all to myself set on the deck. It was raining, but the deck was covered, so I enjoyed breakfast listening to the sound of rain falling on the canopy and watching it splash across the…
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Stephen Masters went for a bike ride
September 3, 2025 at 07:46
Canal des Deux Mers - Day 3 - Sérignac-sur-Garonne to Castelsarasin
Today’s included a stop at the beautiful abbey at Moissac. It’s important to go around to the back of the church and go inside the cloisters; they’re gorgeous.
At the end of the day, I’m so pleased that I was able to stay on a Péniche GEMJO (a péniche is…
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Stephen Masters went cycling
September 2, 2025 at 07:54
Canal des Deux Mers - Day 2 - Langon to Sérignac-sur-Garonne
An essential stop on this leg was to visit the 12th century church of Saint Vincent in Le Mas d’Agenais. It is famed as the home of Rembrandt’s oil painting of a tormented Christ on the Cross.
I can highly recommend the Logis Hôtel Le Prince Noir as a place…
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Stephen Masters went for a bike ride
September 1, 2025 at 13:51
Canal des Deux Mers - Day 1 (final stretch) - Bordeaux to Langon
I found that my planned route didn’t take me all the way to my destination, so I created a new route for the final few kilometres.
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Stephen Masters went cycling
September 1, 2025 at 08:30
Canal des Deux Mers - Day 1 - Bordeaux to Langon
After enjoying a day exploring Bordeaux, this was a gentle start to the route. Crossing the river, the route doesn’t follow the river or canals. Instead, it follows the Piste Cyclable Roger Lapebie. This greenway was a railway track at some point in its past.
At the side of the…
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Stephen Masters went cycling
April 10, 2025 at 12:18
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Stephen Masters went cycling
April 2, 2025 at 17:10
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Stephen Masters went cycling
September 11, 2023 at 06:41
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Stephen Masters went for a bike ride
September 10, 2023 at 07:10
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Stephen Masters went on an adventure
April 18, 2023 at 16:02
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