We had a new lady lock keeper who, with two male colleagues, enjoyed a lot of cheerful banter lockside - even Skip joined in with his schoolboy French! A very jolly crowd.
We very soon got into a rhythm and the lady keeper was brilliant, taking all our lines and running backwards and forwards to operate the locks.......we got through all fifteen locks in two and a half hours!!! Must be a record!
Another 45 minutes saw us tied up in Montreux - a nice peaceful little port. A little apero and then some lunch.....still on deck, even though the wind was chilly. We can give ourselves some protection with our canopy plus added back and side protection, so we can still be quite comfortable on deck.
There is a large peniche restaurant moored here and, although we have visited Montreux twice before, we have never managed to eat there but this time, it seems it is open for dinner! So Skip went over and booked us a table.
The usual routine followed - siesta, shower, apero on deck, then dinner. The restaurant down below on the peniche is quite spacious and quite pleasant. There was only one waitress and quite a few customers - she was efficient without being over friendly. Skip had a very unusual steak tartare with tomatoes, onions and cheese.....a different experience but all in all, he preferred the usual recipe. Henk and Crew had a very good piece of duck as a main course but Crew was unable to do it justice, having had a starter, so asked to take it away, which she subsequently left on the table!! What a waste!
Back to the boats, TV and bed.
10 km 15 locks 3 1/2 hours
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