点评:We can’t thank the Locaboat people enough for our wonderful week (13/05-20/05) boating between Argens-Minervois and Bram. It was a trip of a lifetime we had planned for since before Covid.
Instead of staying in home port the first night, as was suggested, we set off for Le Somail, a short ride up the canal and oozing with small cafe’s. It’s a great place for your first nights’ stay.
May is a great time on the canal. Not too many boats competing to get through the locks, not to many people competing for restaurants. Weather during the day was in the high 60’s, at night it dipped to around 50. The heat on our 1500FB Penichette had an easy time keeping us comfortable.
We spent overnights in Le Somail, Capestang, Homps, Marseillette, Carcassonne (2), and Bram. The only one to skip would be Marseillette, there’s one cafe and it’s not very good at all.
I’ll talk briefly about food and drink. Two restaurants stand out and you better get reservations. Le Cathare, in Carcassonne, has wonderful dry-aged steaks and delicious fois gras. Just get the house red wine, it’s delicious! The other restaurant to call out, and the biggest surprise, was L'Île aux Oiseaux which is in the same building as the Port Captain (Locaboat) in the Port of Bram. Don’t miss either of these. They are overwhelmingly good.
As for vineyards, they’re all over the place! My favorite happens to be the most convenient to boaters, the Chateau Paraza between Argens-Minervois and Le Somail. Wonderful, family-owned business has struggled through COVID and the loss of the patriarch. The wines are exceptional, tasting is free, tie up right in front of the place and just walk up the path.
One final word. After covering 143km of canal, and talking with other boaters, we realized that Locaboat has the newest and cleanest boats with the best maintenance programs. We’ll never use anyone else.
翻译:我们非常感谢 Locaboat 的工作人员,让我们度过了一个美妙的一周(5 月 13 日至 5 月 20 日),在 Argens-Minervois 和 Bram 之间划船。这是我们在 Covid 之前就计划好的一生难忘的旅行。
第一晚,我们没有按照建议的那样住在母港,而是出发前往 Le Somail,沿着运河航行一小段路,沿途遍布小咖啡馆。这是您第一晚住宿的好地方。
五月是运河上的美好时光。没有太多的船争相通过船闸,也没有太多的人争相去餐馆。白天的气温高达 60 多华氏度,晚上则降至 50 华氏度左右。我们的 1500FB Penichette 上的热量让我们感到很舒服。
我们在 Le Somail、Capestang、Homps、Marseillette、Carcassonne (2) 和 Bram 过夜。唯一要略过的是马赛,那里有一家咖啡馆,而且一点也不好。
我会简单谈谈食物和饮料。有两家餐厅很突出,你最好提前预订。卡尔卡松的 Le Cathare 有很棒的干熟牛排和美味的鹅肝。只要点店里的红酒,就很好喝!另一家值得一提的餐厅,也是最大的惊喜,是 L'Île aux Oiseaux,它和布拉姆港的 Port Captain (Locaboat) 在同一栋楼里。不要错过这两家餐厅。它们都非常好。
至于葡萄园,它们到处都是!我最喜欢的恰好是船夫最方便的,位于 Argens-Minervois 和 Le Somail 之间的 Chateau Paraza。这家很棒的家族企业在 COVID 和失去族长的过程中苦苦挣扎。葡萄酒非常棒,品尝是免费的,就在店门前系好,沿着小路走上去就行了。
最后再说一句。在航行了 143 公里的运河并与其他船员交谈后,我们意识到 Locaboat 拥有最新、最干净的船只,以及最好的维护方案。我们永远不会使用其他任何船只。