The advance party set off at 8.30, whilst Aphrodite and Cornelis k. had a lie in! Lucky for us and Henk as when Skip went to pay our dues he was told by the Capitaine (the mooring is a Locaboat Hire Base) that there was a general strike which included the eclusiers! So we decided to stay put. Skip called David to see where they were at. They had managed to get through a double and a single lock before they were stopped........so tonight they would be staying in Gardouch. Skip, Crew and Henk had a lazy day, Henk joining us for a little bite of lunch and help Crew with her new camera. By the lock there is an inn (not operational unfortunately!), an old stable block and a small chapel, as this was a staging post for passenger boats. At 3.30 Henk took his electric bike to Villenouvelle, a village 3 km away to buy bread and eggs - he had been there before and been successful but unfortunately, the Boulangerie was closed down and the small grocery shop was en vacances! So no fresh bread......in France!! We arranged to meet later and cobble together some sort of supper and spent a pleasant evening wining, dining, chatting and laughing!
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