Our holiday experience barging the Midi Canal
We woke up early to say goodbye to Mathias.
We took a lovely drive through the Black Forest and we had lunch along the Rhine in a small village.
After Hockenheim we had a 50km ‘detour’ to the airport. Flew overnight to Johannesburg. Flew back to Cape Town and came home – what a lovely holiday! By far one of the most relaxing ones we have had.
We flew from Cape Town to Johannesburg and then took an overnight flight to Frankfurt.
We had breakfast in Frankfurt at the airport with Michelle and Jutta before catching a flight to Toulouse.
We checked into the hotel and had a shower before going shopping for food for the barge.
We took a walk around Toulouse, heading towards Capitol. We went back to the hotel to relax before heading out for the evening.
Had a lovely supper at La Ripaille. They were amazed we booked so early, but the overnight flight does not make for late nights. The owner only spoke French. We started off by selecting a local red wine.
Being in duck country I had rare duck breast.
and Dave sampled the cassoulet, which is a traditional dish of the region.
Dessert of course was a crème brûlée for me!
Dave usually finishes his meal with an espresso, but the owner told him that he had to order a Café Gourmand. Not knowing what to expect this arrived at the table.
Dave got a great dessert.
