Thursday 18th August - Palavas-les-Flots to Aigues-Mortes

After yesterday's' marathon a quiet day was definitely on the cards.  Frank and Skip went to the boulangerie for bread and croissants for a late breakfast.  At about 11.30 Peter, Gwen and a half a dozen of yesterday's party guests arrived.  We all chatted for half an hour or so and then it was decided that Peter would drive Frank and Carol to Montpelier station - it was a little early for their train but it saved the bother of getting a taxi (not always easy in France!).  So, back to our original crew of three.  We relaxed for a while, then Crew got on with the washing, taking in a few things of Henks' too.  Forgot to mention that the party dress code was white - Skip had no white shorts (not allowed them for obvious reasons!) so had bought some in Beziers and Henk managed to find a white t-shirt.  Somehow Henk managed to acquire a large red wine stain on his t-shirt and was unable to completely get rid of it, so Crew worked her magic and was pleased to see it emerge from the machine pristinely white again.  We had lunch on board then a siesta.  We decided to dine down near the beach and Henk had done a recce and found two or three suitable restaurants.  We made our choice and enjoyed a fish dinner - certainly not bad if a little pricey!  Henk retired to bed (it's very tiring talking and listening to a foreign language for hours on end as he had yesterday!).  Skip and Crew followed soon after.