Eight couples, all of them from Fairbanks except for one couple from Homer and a woman from Seattle, made the trip across the Atlantic to the Canal du Midi, where the adventure really began.

According to an “investigation order” revealed by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in the US Federal Register, the Strait of Gibraltar ... such as the Suez Canal, the English Channel ...

The Canal du Midi traverses the Occitanie region and gives cyclists of all skill levels access to parts of France that are rich in lore, yet sometimes passed over by visitors. By William Fleeson ...

The Canal du Midi in the south of France is an extraordinary feat of engineering, history, and beauty. This iconic waterway stretches 223 miles, linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean ...

We sat very quietly for the next six hours. Toulouse, the gateway to our four-day/160-mile bike trip to the Mediterranean along the Canal du Midi, seduced us with cultural diversity, café life ...

Gunpowder was first used in 1679, to build an underground section of the Canal du Midi, a canal connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The tunnel was 157 meters long ...