It has been a particularly busy cruise this year, fairly heavy on the partying!! We started off as a party of six with four boats, us, David and Janet, Henk and Arthur, ostensibly to help the two lone sailors with the ascending locks but enjoying a few party nights on the way! We had a lonely night in the middle of nowhere trying to fit a new impeller with Henks' help. He was also our saviour when we forgot to take our canopy down and crashed into the tiny bridge in Capestang, by attaching the broken strap with a special sailors' knot (still in place as I speak!). Our bilge pump also gave out in Capestang and had to be replaced. After going back to Blighty for four weeks we resumed our cruise in Colombiers, where we had considerable trouble removing ourselves from our mooring, so stuck in the mud were we!! It was a very happy surprise to come across our friends, Quentin and Denise just after the big round lock in Agde - a lovely catch up since we missed our rendezvous with them last year due to a breakdown! Then the memorable 60th birthday party of our friend, Peter - fantastic do.....took two days to recover though! Carol and Frank stayed with us for a couple of nights for the party. The mistral found us on the Petit Rhone - luckily not too harsh but a bit uncomfortable. We then fell into a comfortable routine just cruising with Cornelis k. and enjoyed some lovely meals and laughter!
Next years' cruise is not yet fully decided but Crew feels a definite pull towards the Champagne area....can't think why!!
So thank you for your attention (if indeed you have been paying attention) - Crew has occasionally been distracted by the entertainment side of this cruising life!!
I'll be back sometime after mid-May 2017!
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