It
was another beautiful day so we drove up to Joigny for a stroll round the Wednesday
market. This place always brings back happy memories of our superb day at the
Fetes du Vendage last September. It was good to have a break from the boat
choring.
We
decided to head over to the commercial zone and the Orange shop to attempt to
get connected to the internet. I had researched at home and was interested in a
Domino. This is the size of a mobile phone and is a 3G wireless router to which
you can connect up to 5 devices which would mean that I could be on the laptop
and Clo on her iPad at the same time. We would still have portability as we
just take the Domino and the iPad when away from the boat. Sounded good and we
could use the same 20 euro top up giving us 2GB per month.
Why
was I not surprised when after 30 minutes in the store, I was told they did not
have one and I would need to go to Auxerre.
At
least it was a beautiful day to go to Auxerre and so off we went. Found the
Orange store without incident and within ten minutes, I had left delighted with
the new box. Back at Doucette, we set it up very quickly and finally we were
back in the real world. Marvellous. Only issue is, I can receive emails but not
send them. A mystery and I am all too soon hacked off. I wonder if I am just
getting to old for all this modern technology, all this talk of fibre optic speeds
of light, yet every single thing takes an hour. My sister has announced she is
gallantly doing a sponsored walk for cancer charity. It takes me 30 minutes to
donate a tenner through Just Giving. Is it simple? Or am I?
I
decide to lay the new upper helm carpet with the crews help. It is a long job finished
as the last rays of sun dip over the trees skirting the river Yonne. We are
both delighted with it and celebrate with a bottle of Muscadet.
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