We had to take the 8.30 bridge opening but the plan was to tie up the other side of the bridge for a while and get ourselves organised........bit of an early start for Crew and Henk!! We started off again at 9.45 under a cloudy sky with a fair bit of wind......where's our summer gone!! Even sweaters were issued! We arrived in Palavas at 11.15 which was good considering that we thought it would be a two hour run - Aphrodite and Cornelis k. were pushed to their limits since it was such a dreary day and it was a fairly boring long straight course. We started to be concerned about finding a space to moor but found a few places near the Capitainerie in the end. All the boats were moored on a slant - front in. We tried to go in stern to but the Capitaine appeared and said better to follow the rest as the water level was low (which in fact we were just finding out!). This is a first for us and not too easy with the lines and the fendering especially since many small boats were passing pretty fast!! We wandered into town - a typical seaside town, if a little scruffy. We had a few drinks in a waterfront bar then returned to the boat for a bread and cheese lunch. Frank and Carol were due to arrive at Montpelier station just after 7p.m. However they didn't arrive at the boat until 9.15!! Crew was panicking somewhat about food but as they had had a good lunch they were happy with nibbles. We while away the evening drinking wine and catching up.
17 km 1 1/4 hours
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