Saturday 25th May Some Decent Weather at Last?

Awoke to a dry morning, the first for many days. It was so nice to top up the water without getting soaked shorts just walking around the deck. After breakfast of scrambled eggs following grapefruit and greek yoghurt, Collette and I decided to go for a walk back along the Vermenton canal back to the Nivernais to see how the river was running and see if by chance we bumped into a VNF man. We walked about 2miles and passed two locks, the river looked fine which added to the frustration of the closure. We were just heading away from the canal down a tiny road signposted Accolay when a VNF van hurtled past in the opposite direction. Sure enough he pulled into the lock cottage we had just passed. I shouted to him "when will the river open?" "lundi" was just the answer I had hoped for.
Back at Doucette, Collette cooked a delightful macaroni and tomato with mushroom dish for lunch without the mushrooms. Mum ate some of this and proceeded to finish off the leftovers of last nights dinner which effectively was a full dinner again, so we decided we would not cook tonight. For a 78 year old she has an amazing appetite especially for anything with cream. Marvelous!
I had been teasing Tim next door on Randall about cleaning his boat with clients due next week and the hull looking a bit grassy. Collette castagated me when on our return from the walk, we had found him hard at it with a brush and hose. With the sun finally out and it being very warm I set up on the poop deck, I told him to join me for a beer when he had finished as a reward. He was on board within 10 minutes. It was 4pm. He left at 9pm. We had chewed the fat over a lot of beer and the two bottles of st.bris were history. Cracking little session.
The ladies had been very happy as with me otherwise engaged, they were able to enjoy the Voice without my constant haraunging. I joined them as it finished and was able to turn over to watch the last 20minutes of the champions league final whilst Collette sorted a supper of cheese and pates with bread and biscuits. The only sad note on a superb day when we had at last enjoyed some decent weather was seeing that annoying little whinger Robben grab a last minute winner for Bayern.