Three of us were on the canal for a week from corbieres to trebes and back with a side excursion by bus to medieval carcassonne. A wonderful trip. Everyt curve in the canal opens a new vista, I draw and paint , filled two sketchbooks and feel the need to return to pick up what i missed. We docked at towns like capestaing and trebes for the night and picked up bread and croissants each day after 7 am when the bakeries opened. Wine , cheese and bread while underway and then to a new village and a restaurant for dinner. All the meals were good. all the people we met were nice and nothing was crowded in mid May.