Canal Du Midi

[steaming floater]

Hi all

 

Does anybody know about the regulations for taking your own Narrowboat on The Canal Du Midi. ( I hasten to add this is for a friend, I am staying put)

[WJM]

You must have a Whippet on board

[steaming floater]

You must have a Whippet on board

 

 

Very Helpful

[tomsk]

Very Helpful

 

Additionally, there is, I believe an advisory regarding the wearing of Breton shirts and strings of onions. The rumour of the regulation regarding the stowing of an old trade bike on the roof is, I am lead to believe, a fallacy.

[NB Alnwick]

Additionally, there is, I believe an advisory regarding the wearing of Breton shirts and strings of onions. The rumour of the regulation regarding the stowing of an old trade bike on the roof is, I am lead to believe, a fallacy.

 

But surely you can't really call it a Breton Shirt unless it was genuinely purchased by an old Breton boatman from that famous Breton canalside shop in Buck Longby . . .

[Rupert]

If you want a serious reply I think you must be a little more specific with your question.

How do you intend to get this Narrowboat to the Midi. I do hope you have not been reading "That" book.

Unless you intend to truck it the whole way then there are a lot more canals to investigate first.

Your first source of information is the VNF Website. See link on my site.

Regards

Rupert

[rog guiver]

WJM,

 

Sud Caravelle? Anything due to it having the same nose as a Comet?

 

I seem to remember one of our flight engineers calling his boat "The Slender Delta". Apparently reminded him of Concorde!!!???

[WJM]

Sud's next project after the Caravelle was the Super Caravelle. That was merged with Bristol's very similar project. I cant see the likeness between a NB and the Ogee Delta though, thats why I settled for Caravelle - rear engine, blunt nose. I thought about having a pear shaped window but decided it was too difficult.

 

 

 

Steaming; Read the Narrow Dog and perhaps contact Terry Darlington, to be found I believe in the Star Pub at Stone (Trent & Mersey), scene of my near leg amputation.