Thursday 27th July - Toul

By the time Crew was compos mentis, Skip was already on his way to the boatyard with the new fenders he had bought.  They needed inflating but he was unable to use his compressor to do the job as it didn't seem to have enough power.  This meant, of course, that Crew had to make her own tea!  What is the world coming to!!  He arrived back with a great crash of four enormous fenders, fully inflated, landing on the deck......never a quiet life for Crew with Skip around!
The weather is, to say the least, very disappointing - overcast and occasional light rain.  Tomorrow the forecast is much better, so that is our departure date -we cruise to Pagny which involves 12 locks, close together over a distance of just 14 km.  It's going to be a good test of Crews' stamina as the neck problem is far from sorted......watch this space!!
We had a late lunch on the back deck and just tootled around for the rest of the afternoon. As there is a dearth of good restaurants in Toul, Crew offered to cook two of the steaks we had brought from home.......just as well as the weather deteriorated badly around seven o'clock and it absolutely chucked it down (certainly not forecast) and we had to batten down the hatches!!

Quiet evening with lovely steak dinner and a bit of TV.  Action stations tomorrow......groan from Crew!!!