We are getting to know Chaumont pretty well by now - personally I would have chosen a more convenient place to spend a week but there you have it!! The plumber arrived at 10.15 - very good for France - and was very thorough, even trying to remove the whole toilet! He couldn't quite make it but anyway, it seemed that we needed a new part that is special to our Dutch toilet. This meant that the facility would be unavailable until we get back to St. Jean de Losne and get a proper repair. Plan B again folks - time for a discussion!!
It was decided that Andy and Sally would stay in the hotel again tonight, move on to Epernay tomorrow then Reims as planned on Friday. Such a shame.......just goes to prove that you can't rely on any plans where boating is concerned!! The three of them took the car up to the hotel then, after a reviving beer or two, walked back down to the boat, where Crew had prepared some lunch.
We spent the afternoon playing silly games - it rained all day!
We ordered a taxi to take us all up to the hotel at 7 p.m. so that Andy and Sally could book in again and then we would all have our last dinner. Skip and Crew walked round the town to find a nice restaurant but to no avail......we decided to eat at the hotel instead. The food was very passable and we managed to have a lovely evening. We asked the man at Reception to call us a taxi to take us back to the boat but after several calls this was not possible - it was almost 11 p.m. by now! So we walked the 2 kilometres down the hill - luckily it had stopped raining!
No TV........just a digestif and bed!
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