It was our fourth visit to Venise Verte in the southermost part of Vendée and we decided to sample a trip from a different port this time: Maillezais, famous for its abbey which we will visit one day, I'm sure.
On arrival the port is very impressive with our punt awaiting and the waterways covered in green algae, known as 'lentils' in French!
We sailed silently behind a re-enactment play in the grounds of the abbey
and along some pretty narrow waterways.
Here our guide explained how eels are caught using traditional methods, Si perfecting his French and fishing skills.
Ash trees are lopped to form big fat trunks and roots which help to reinforce the canal banks.
Don't worry: that's not the boat alight, but the methane gas rising from the canal bottom after being stirred up by the boatsman's oar.
Could this be a giant snail stretching out across the water?
A lovely day out and a highly recommended visit!
2 comments:
Can you make a curry out of those lentils? Innit
Sadly no curry but great blogging!
The 'recovering' half typing with one hand!!
xx
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