{"id":10586,"date":"2018-06-30T06:23:40","date_gmt":"2018-06-30T04:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amsketching.com\/?p=10586"},"modified":"2020-09-23T17:24:45","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T15:24:45","slug":"cruising-the-canal-du-midi-with-bella-mia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annettemorris.art\/fr\/cruising-the-canal-du-midi-with-bella-mia\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruising the Canal du Midi with Bella Mia"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am lucky enough to have the Canal du Midi<\/em> more or less on my doorstep. It meanders through the local countryside and I walk or sometimes cycle the tow paths regularly. There\u2019s something so relaxing about water, and the Canal in particular. Only 1m deep in places, the canal was engineered to be very level, so the water flows very very slowly. There are also areas where the overhanging trees form a sort of green umbrella, extremely welcome shade on a hot summer’s day.<\/p>\n

From the waterside, I have sketched le Canal<\/em> many times. Sketching it from a boat, however, is another perspective entirely!<\/p>\n

On a very warm day in June, I was joined aboard Bella Mia<\/strong><\/a> by a lovely couple from the USA, new to sketching but keen to learn! We set off from the port at Le Somail<\/a><\/strong>, making our way slowly past the Jonction where the canal splits and one section heads down towards Narbonne and the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n

Jon\u2019s beautifully restored narrowboat has enough space inside as well as on deck for us to get started with our sketchbooks.<\/p>\n