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The sleepy, early morning draw-bridge operator
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The sleepy, early morning draw-bridge operator


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The draw bridge over the canal
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The draw bridge over the canal


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Cute little orange cars of the lock personnel near the upcoming lock
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Cute little orange cars of the lock personnel near the upcoming lock


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The boat leaves the first lock behind
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The boat leaves the first lock behind


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Cross currents ahead are indicated by signs on shore
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Cross currents ahead are indicated by signs on shore


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Water so still it seems like a mirror
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Water so still it seems like a mirror


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Approaching a lock ahead just past a bridge
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Approaching a lock ahead just past a bridge


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The big arrow shows the canal's route
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The big arrow shows the canal's route


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A humble pier with a can beside it
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A humble pier with a can beside it


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A rundown shack in the river beside the canal
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A rundown shack in the river beside the canal


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The side of the shack as it abuts the canal
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The side of the shack as it abuts the canal


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Row boats docked along the shore
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Row boats docked along the shore


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A forest of stubby trees
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A forest of stubby trees


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A green house on shore
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A green house on shore


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A British canal boat motors ahead
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A British canal boat motors ahead


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British canal boats are thin because British canals are narrow
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British canal boats are thin because British canals are narrow


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Man fishes in front of blue houses
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Man fishes in front of blue houses


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Path and trees form an arrow pointing in the direction of travel
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Path and trees form an arrow pointing in the direction of travel


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The "Amiens" is docked awaiting the lock to open
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The "Amiens" is docked awaiting the lock to open


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The dock which the "Amiens" is awaiting to open
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The dock which the "Amiens" is awaiting to open


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House on river shore parallel to the canal
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House on river shore parallel to the canal


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Semi-wilds reflected in the still canal water
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Semi-wilds reflected in the still canal water


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Rowboat parked on the shore of the canal
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Rowboat parked on the shore of the canal


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Bridge over the canal
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Bridge over the canal


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Detail of footing of the bridge over the canal
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Detail of footing of the bridge over the canal


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Mansion behind trees with child's swing
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Mansion behind trees with child's swing


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Approaching a suspiciously tidy forest
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Approaching a suspiciously tidy forest


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It is not a forest, but a planting of trees in rows
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It is not a forest, but a planting of trees in rows


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A couple out for a stroll on the path alongside the canal
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A couple out for a stroll on the path alongside the canal


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Fisherman with a really long poll
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Fisherman with a really long poll


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Bicycle rider passes the boat
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Bicycle rider passes the boat


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Kid wave at the camera from a bridge
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Kid wave at the camera from a bridge


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A heron take flight
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A heron take flight


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Kids on shore camp it up for the camera
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Kids on shore camp it up for the camera


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Weeping willows on the shore of the canal
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Weeping willows on the shore of the canal


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Kids on shore wave at the camera (hard to believe the wave is French)
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Kids on shore wave at the camera (hard to believe the wave is French)


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An abandoned factory on shore
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An abandoned factory on shore


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Approaching Amiens, France
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Approaching Amiens, France


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Approaching Amiens, France
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Approaching Amiens, France


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A motor boat motors out through the open lock
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A motor boat motors out through the open lock


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Falling in roof and strange columns seen from the canal
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Falling in roof and strange columns seen from the canal


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That is one lawn that would be very tough to mow
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That is one lawn that would be very tough to mow


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Two girls with bicycles walk them over the lock gate
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Two girls with bicycles walk them over the lock gate


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A wonderful British steam powered narrow boat
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A wonderful British steam powered narrow boat


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A second steam powered British boat follows along too
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A second steam powered British boat follows along too


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The back of French apartments seen from the canal
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The back of French apartments seen from the canal


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The front of French apartments with workers seen from the canal
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The front of French apartments with workers seen from the canal


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The roof of French apartments a worker seen from the canal
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The roof of French apartments a worker seen from the canal


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Departing yet another lock on the canal
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Departing yet another lock on the canal


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Looking back at the lock from which the boat just departed
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Looking back at the lock from which the boat just departed


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A strange lean-to in a field seen from the canal
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A strange lean-to in a field seen from the canal


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Wash drying as seen from the canal
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Wash drying as seen from the canal


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Detail shot of a manual lock
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Detail shot of a manual lock


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A hand crank in the hole above turns and raise the lock opening
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A hand crank in the hole above turns and raise the lock opening


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Cows in a field of rest as seen from the passing canal
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Cows in a field of rest as seen from the passing canal


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An old rusting barge tied to the shore with grass growing from its cracks
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An old rusting barge tied to the shore with grass growing from its cracks


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Nude statues gaze inward at a mansion
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Nude statues gaze inward at a mansion


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Man fishes from an arched metal bridge
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Man fishes from an arched metal bridge


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The "Amiens" tied to a floating dock
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The "Amiens" tied to a floating dock


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A mansion's grounds viewed from the canal
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A mansion's grounds viewed from the canal


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Detail shot of the shore treatment
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Detail shot of the shore treatment


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