the beaches of the Mediterranean are about 1km away from the canal. An easy stop for a stroll
from the terminus of the Canal du Midi, looking out over the Etang de Thau
part of the huge oyster farming on the Etang de Thau
I finished the Canal du Midi, and set off across the Etang de Thau, a brackish lake which is a source of over 20,000 tonnes of farmed shellfish per year. The trip across the lake reminded me of the best (and the other) of longer open water trips. I then stayed for a couple of nights at Frontignan, where I was reminded of the two fond memories I have of this place from the trip up in September. Firstly, this is where my two sisters and a brother in law joined me, for the trip to Tououse, and Frontignan has about the best market I have seen in France!
