We weren't quite sure where we were making for but the Scottish lady on Calypso said they were thinking of stopping at Chamouilley......so that was an idea! We left just after 9.30 as we had agreed that time with a VNF man yesterday. Our first obstacle was a lifting bridge which had a red light so we used the zapper but to no avail. On checking our paperwork we discovered that it was a manual bridge.......then why the light?? Skip called and a VNF man finally got us through. Travelling towards our second lock we heard the ominous rumble of thunder and a couple of flashes of lightening. Having checked our various weather forecasts, the chance of rain was minimal.......unfortunately storms seem to fall where they want to!! By the time we got into the lock it was chucking it down - have discovered that my showerproof jacket was just that - only showerproof!! We both got soaked!! Not being exactly sure where the mooring was, we thought we had another lock but by some kind of miracle, a lovely mooring pontoon appeared before the lock, with bollards and.........electricity! We moored in double quick time and dived below to dry out. After about 20 minutes the rain stopped and the sun came out - talk about bad timing!!
After lunch Skip went into the village and came back with good news - there was a butcher, a mini-market, a restaurant and in the village on the other side of the canal a boulangerie. No pharmacie or coiffure!!! Of course, being Sunday, everything was closed but we held on to the hope that they would all be open tomorrow.
We spent a lazy evening on deck with an easy supper before retiring below for our nightly fix of Poldark! We watched the last two episodes (we thought) and were considering bed when Skip discovered that there was still one last episode - we had to watch it, so late to bed.
8 km 2 locks 1 lifting bridge 2 hours
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