Today was 13 miles, giving us a total of 304 miles overall. We will have shorter days for the next couple of days as we will take a suggested 19 mile day and divide it in half. Our feet can use a break.
Today was 75% walking along the Garonne river. Beautiful! 
More correctly, we walked along the canal which is alongside the river.
This canal is used, nowadays, almost exclusively for pleasure craft (canal cruisers), like what we rented in the canal du midi in 2011.
For whatever reason, we saw more Pellerin on today’s walk than we’ve seen since maybe our very first stage out of Le Puy. 
So, what’s this about a route between the seas? Well, back in the 1500’s, France was having difficulty getting goods from the Atlantic region around to the Mediterranean side. The typical sailing route was to go around Spain/Portugal, enter through the straights of Gibraltar, then in towards the French Mediterranean. Except Spain and Portugal had a whole bunch of pirates! As did Northern Africa! Shipping by land was inefficient, so, ‘what to do’?
The solution was to use the Garonne River, which coursed from Bordeaux on the Atlantic, inland as far as Toulouse. From Toulouse to the Mediterranean, they built a canal, the Canal du Midi, in the late 1500’s/early 1600’s! Here is a map, to help put the pieces together. 
The Blue line is the Garonne River and Canal du Midi. Enough history for today. Hope all is well with each of you.
What a beautiful walk along the water! Amazing. Thanks for the map of the river, but it makes me want to see a map of your walk. Do you have one that you could post that shows the route you’re taking? Having never been to France I have no clue where you guys are! LOL love you both
Hi Willow! Yes, the river area is really beautiful! We met a few people who are using the river path for their cycling vacation … they will ride across France on that path. Regarding our route, I still see if I can post something later, but if you look up “gronze.com”, then select “Le Puy route”, you’ll get a map and some info on the stages. It’s in Spanish, but you should be fine Hasta Luego!