Monday 5th September - Lyon

Skip was going to try and bleed the aircon system again - can't see that it does much good since it only stays on for half an hour or so after all his efforts!  We must have shifted well over a hundred and fifty litres of water!!  Another job on our ever growing list once we get to St. Jean de  Losne!  Since the mattress has to be moved to allow access for this mammoth task, Crew decided to change the bed and therefore do a wash.......difficult clambering over the bed to fill the machine!  Very glad to have been good at hurdling in my youth!!  We were planning to go to the shopping centre and Henk was to join us ( he wanted to buy some new shirts), when the rain came.  Softly at first, then strong enough for Skip to batten down the hatches and put all the covers up on our outside deck - big scramble!  So we invited Henk over for a beer and some early lunch, waiting for it to ease.  We walked across the bridge to the centre around 2.30 and walked through the shops to the large Carrefour supermarket at the end of the mall, looking for men's' shops on the way.......needless to say the shops were mostly for females!!  We did a bit of food shopping and then searched the upper floor.  Skip went out for some air whilst Henk and Crew scoured the upper level shops. Result......five shirts were bought, fairly quickly, in one shop! Happy Henk!!  Skip was still sitting outside when we re- appeared as he'd been kept amused by some sort of mini film being made on the quay.  We arranged for aperitifs on Aphrodite around 7 p.m. and then to the fish restaurant on the third floor of the shopping centre.  The meal was average but not too expensive surprisingly.  Digestifs on board and bed.