This will be my last post for this season folks as it’s full steam ahead clearing the decks and loading the car! It’s amazing how junked up we have become on Aphrodite so Skip had a good clear out of his papers and put all the heaviest stuff on the port side of the boat. We have a ballast problem in that we lean to starboard quite noticeably, so we are trying to redress the balance by putting heavier items to port. We are also planning to acquire some lead blocks for next years’ season. One of the main reasons for this problem becoming more noticeable is the acquisition of our new drinks fridge on deck.......have to store less beer and wine!!
Crew cleaned the cabin, the saloon and the galley and sorted out the books and DVDs so we are a bit less cluttered now - the rest will wait until next year now.
Henk came over as he wanted to go to the supermarket to stock up on heavy items so Skip drove him to the big Intermarche nearby. We had a drink on their return and then a bite of lunch. No time for a siesta today alas, so Crew set to work, organising the ropes - changing the new ropes for the old ones, as they deteriorate so much during the winter weather.
We had a takeaway pizza and a quiet night in front of the TV as usual.
Our 2019 cruise will probably go down as our favourite yet! The high point was definitely the beautiful River Mosel with its’ lovely castles and more vineyards than we have probably ever seen in one area. But the lower reaches of the Rhine were also beautiful and the cruising fast and exciting. Also, not to forget the River Saar, which also had its’ attractions.
All together we cruised for 1538 km and worked 324 locks......not bad for us oldies!! Safe to say however, we have all enjoyed it very much.
If the blog was a little ‘thin’ some days, I apologise - I put it down to extreme tiredness but thank you for your attention readers and will be back on the job next year!
Au revoir.
I loved it very much. Travelling with such lovely people is a present! Hope we will meet next year again!
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