David Johns

CtC 373: Bon Voyage (Patreon)

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2025-06-28 17:47:45

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2026-06

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In this final part of our Canal du Midi press trip, organised for us by Le Boat, we move from Roubia up to Trebes where we handed the boat back and went for a day trip to Carcassonne, to look around the historic medieval city.

Start point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vxRTVcsu2zqX8Ewd6
End point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bJgAJAwaxiHwN71y5
Carcassonne: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Lw3ytRyYwrmeJySp7

This trip was very kindly laid on as a press event by Le Boat Visit https://www.leboat.com/en to book your canal holiday! Book using code CUT25 for £50 off (Booking dates : 20th June – 31st October, Validity: 2025 & 2026 departures, All boats (except Horizon and Liberty), UK, IE & FR as destinations)

Note: whilst Le Boat provided the trip, they did not pay me to make the video and they had absolutely no editorial say over the content. Everything I filmed and included was entirely of my own volition.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

00:23 Setting off

02:22 The hot lock-keeper

02:45 Bow thruster 'fails'

04:55 Incompetence

07:17 Bow thruster works!

08:00 Saily promo

09:59 Sharing the lock

12:47 Nice doggie

13:25 Lock sculptures

14:16 Hunting for a mooring

15:40 Thursday morning

16:05 Driving inside

18:38 The final lock

19:50 Arriving at Le Boat in Trebes

20:34 Friday to Carcassonne

22:59 A streetcat named Puss

23:52 Goodbye

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373. The end of our canal boat trip in France (Canal du Midi Part 3)

#AD Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code cruisingthecut at checkout. Download the Saily app or go to https://saily.com/cruisingthecut This trip was very kindly laid on as a press event by Le Boat Visit https://www.leboat.com/en to book your canal holiday! Book using code CUT25 for £50 off (Booking dates : 20th June – 31st October, Validity: 2025 & 2026 departures, All boats (except Horizon and Liberty), UK, IE & FR as destinations) Note: whilst Le Boat provided the trip, they did not pay me to make the video and they had absolutely no editorial say over the content. Everything I filmed and included was entirely of my own volition. In this final part of our Canal du Midi press trip, organised for us by Le Boat, we move from Roubia up to Trebes where we handed the boat back and went for a day trip to Carcassonne, to look around the historic medieval city. Start point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vxRTVcsu2zqX8Ewd6 End point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bJgAJAwaxiHwN71y5 Carcassonne: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Lw3ytRyYwrmeJySp7 Watch Part 1 at: https://youtu.be/3NmxXUvEcU4 Watch Part 2 at: https://youtu.be/TErUWeAJJps See Lorna's video at: Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:23 Setting off 02:22 The hot lock-keeper 02:45 Bow thruster 'fails' 04:55 Incompetence 07:17 Bow thruster works! 08:00 Saily promo 09:59 Sharing the lock 12:47 Nice doggie 13:25 Lock sculptures 14:16 Hunting for a mooring 15:40 Thursday morning 16:05 Driving inside 18:38 The final lock 19:50 Arriving at Le Boat in Trebes 20:34 Friday to Carcassonne 22:59 A streetcat named Puss 23:52 Goodbye If you have enjoyed the video, you can:- Buy my eBook https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/ebook/ Tip me at https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/tip-jars/ Join my Patreon: https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/patreon/ Become a Member https://www.youtube.com/@CruisingTheCut/join Book a UK canal boat holiday! (affiliate link) https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/roam-and-roost/ Read my FREE monthly email newsletter! https://www.cruisingthecut.co.uk/newsletter Or listen to it as a podcast at https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/the-ctc-newsletter-podcast/ My filming equipment: https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/gear/ Contact Me via X / Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CruisingTheCut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CruisingTheCut Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CruisingTheCut Theme music: "Vespers" by Topher Mohr and Alex Alena, from the YouTube music library #narrowboat #canal #cruisingthecut #rivers #offgrid #liveaboard