3.3°C overnight (Getting cold!! Soon be freezing!!) Warm and sunny day. Mike was up first and went to find the depot de pain, via the boulangerie which was closed - notice said bread and papers by the top lock. He went to the Vival superette first, notice said no bread or papers. Up by the top lock he went in the café-bar and they pointed him in the direction of a small gift shop on the opposite side of the lock and they DID have bread and papers. He got the last loaf – at 10.15 a.m. I put the brass bits back on the front doors and then sorted the paint locker, listing what tins we had in stock. Mike ran the gennie to watch the F1 from Spa Belgium. A large Dutch Barge arrived and moored on the quay.
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
29th August 2009 Saturday St Julien-sur-Dheune C. du Centre.
5.8°C overnight (Getting quite chilly) Warm and sunny day, nice cool breeze. Mike went by car to buy some bread. The boulangerie in St Julien was closed for holidays and he had to go into Montchanin to buy a loaf. I got stuff ready to start work. I cleaned the front doors down ready to paint the inside. Mike sanded the engine room roof and gave it a coat of cream paint. We both finished in time for lunch. Mike watched the F1 qualis from Spa Belgium. I cleaned the old varnish off the brass fittings for the front door and revarnished them.
28th August 2009 Friday St Julien-sur-Dheune C. du Centre.
Warm and sunny. Had a lazy morning. The Locaboat left at lock opening time, 9.00 a.m. Did a few chores then made lunch. After lunch we went by car to Chalon via the scenic route through Villeneuve on the D48 and the Bourgogne vineyards to Casto. We took the laptop with us to get 3G and do the blog. Parked on Casto’s car park and set up. The stupid inverter wouldn’t work so I used my fifteen minutes of battery time (by the time I’d connected up, etc) to upload a couple of photos and posted three of the draft blogs. Mike went in Casto and bought a tin of brown paint, 20,50€, two 20mm brushes at 2.60€ each and a pack of sanding pads for the delta sander for 7€ - 32,70€! Ouch! We went back home via the scenic route
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