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Narrow Dog to Carcassonne

  1. The interior of the Phyllis May, a 60-foot canal narrow boat that the Darlingtons sailed across the English Channel and down the Rhone. (Terry Darlington)
  2. The Darlingtons and their dogs at home in Stone, England. Jim (right), a whippet, accompanied them on their journey. (The Sentinel)
  3. Sailing through Fradley, a village in Staffordshire, England. (Terry Darlington)
  4. Crossing the perilous English Channel in the pint-size Phyllis May as a freighter passes by. (Keith Wootton)
  5. The Eiffel Tower, as seen from the Phyllis May. (Terry Darlington)
  6. A view of the Belgian town of Namur, near Brussels. (Terry Darlington)
  7. The Darlingtons' end goal: Carcassonne, a fortified city in southern France. (Keith Wootton)
  8. The Darlingtons at the helm. After Carcassonne, they tackled a voyage along the Intracoastal Waterway from Virginia to the Gulf of Mexico, which was the inspiration for their most recent book, Narrow Dog to Indian River. (Keith Wootton)

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