Crikey, I thought the QE2 was in Dubai! That is my slightly shocked reaction to being shown the boat on which we are about to negotiate the Canal du Midi. I'd naively thought, at first, that we'd be ...

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The lock door slowly opened, the water churned in a white rush and I quickly realized that we’d tied up too far forward. The easy-going lock keeper noticed my mistake and slipped my bowline from ...