Catamaran Cruising

<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2" style="font-style: normal; font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>News from Rumpleteaser</b><b style="font-weight: normal;">:</b></font><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><i><font size="2"><b style="font-weight: normal;"></b>I Just&nbsp;</font>received<font size="2">&nbsp;this news from John and Margaret, so have uploaded it for them:</font></i></font></div><div style="font-style: normal;"><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><i>Dagnall</i></font></div><div style="font-style: normal;"><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;"><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Arrived at Toulouse yesterday, 9th July. What a lovely city and whats more they have a lidl's. It was quite hairy leaving the canal Laterial under a low bridge into the basin with a strong cross current then doing a tight left hand turn under another low bridge, into the Mid canal, then coming up to Toulouse, the 3 city locks are really something, each one worse than the other. The first one, the light stayed red for ages, so ended up phoning in my best non existant French to ask for help, only to be told, I think, that there was a boat in the lock. We didn't see one come out but the gates opened anyway, so that was ok.Then a long ladder to climb up with a rope to tie the boat up. &nbsp;No. 2 was ok, just a deeper pool with a longer ladder. But then No 3, which is so deep, there was one floating bollard for the stern so up the ladder I went and came up in the center of all the traffic, &nbsp;Any-one who has been to St Aubins (Jersey) that's a doddle. Very strange with heavy traffic on both sides of the canal, a bit scary. The lady portkeeper, who is very strict was waiting for us and helped to tie up. &nbsp;more photos to follow</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Having a rest for a couple of days before heading on, so much to see here.</font></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;"><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">John and Margaret</font></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;"><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;"><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;"><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;"><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><img src="http://www.catamarancruising.org/forums/uploads/imageupload/330/EYP2J4U1T72U.JPG" alt="P1000534" title="P1000534"></font>
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