Cruse Colombiers to Moissac

We leave the UK on Thursday the 6th of August and have booked  l'hotel Le Clos Raymi in Epernay and then Le Beau Rivage in Condrieu  for the evening of the 7th  so should reach Aphrodite early afternoon of Saturday 8th August .
Our New Zealand friends  Peter and Gwen, who we haven't seen for 2 years as they have been cruising in Germany should arrive on the 9th on their boat Triton
We have a few boat repairs (filter,invertor) to resolve
Then
Day 1 Colombiers to Villeneuve les Beziers
The lock time for the Fonserannes Staircase  is 8 until 9.30 so we will have to leave Colombiers by about 7.00am!
Once down the 7 locks (40minute)  and the deep l 'orb lock( 6.19m) we will rest up in Bezier where the skipper will visit the Orange shop to top up/or buy new SIM cards
3further locks and we reach Villeneuve les Beziers  14k 11locks  3hours
Day2 Villeneuve to Agde
We have to visit  Chantier Allemand to get a quote for the repair of the dent in the bow of Aphrodite so we turn right at the round lock at Agde and cruise the Herault  to the boatyard and maybe moor there or moor back at Agde Marina  so 21k 2locks or 25k 3lock 4hours
Day3 Agde to Frontignan
7k 2locks to the Etang de Thau  then 5km up the canal du Rhone a Sete to Frontignan  so 26k 2 locks  4hours
Day4 the Bridge at Sete opens at 10 in the morning and 7pm at night so we will get the 10oclock opening so will leave around 8.30 am to ensure we get the opening time.
We have to phone to confirm
0033467463436 |VHF 9
Books states electronic locking system of pontoons at Port St Clair  Quai Pavoir d'OR  in Sete
portstclair@portsuddefrance-sete.fr
The French waterways website says that there  is some confusion in our printed information about these times – best to contact the capitainerie of the Port de Plaisance Fluvial (“PdP”) Port Saint-Clair Tel : 33 (0) 4 67 74 98 97, Fax : 33 (0) 4 67 74 15 57, Email : portstclair©sete,cci,fr .
We hope to stay in Sete 20th to 26th August when hopefully we will watch the water jousting

Depending on our time scales we might also visit Meze and Marseillan on the Etang de Thau
 Day 5 Sete to Agde  25k 2locks 31/2hours
Day 6 Agde to Villeneuve 21k 2 locks  3hours
Day7  Villeneuve to Colombiers Back up the 7locks .Up times 10 and 16hours so need to leave by 8 to ensure we get the 10oclock up flight as 2 large locks to pass through before we reach the flight.
Day8 Colombiers to Capstang  13k  0locks
Lunch stop at Poilhes
Day 9 Capstang to Le Somail  22k olocks
Day 10 Le Somail to Homps 21k 6 locks
Day11 Homps to Trebes  27k 14locks
 Day 12 Trebes to Carcassonne 13k 7 locks
 Day 13 Carcassonne to Bram 24k 6locks
Day 14 Bram to Castelnaudry 16k 18locks
Day 15 Castelnaudry to Port Lauragais 15k 9locks
Day 16 Port Lauragais to Toulouse 44k 13locks
Miss out Ramonville because of the weed
Day 17 Toulouse to Saint Jory 21k 10locks
Day 18 Saint Jory  to Montech 28k 4 locks
Day 19 Montech to Castelsarrasin 13k 8locks
Day 20 Castelsarrasin to   Moissac  8k 8locks