Eric and Jill had read scary reports of the Nivernais being closed to boats over 4m in width due to a canal breach repair, they are 4.2m. Bertie and I were convinced they would be ok and this notice was aimed at the big heavy hotel barges so we were pleased to talk them into checking it out before phoning the vnf who would simply tell them No you cannot pass! It was 30miles round trip. We lent them our bikes and they set off at 11. Foolhardy lunatics?
I decided to get the Tiling finished bar grouting as it was annoying me when I opened the door. Despite it being a typical glorious June day. This was a very good plan. I was still working at 4pm when our intrepids returned healthily tired but pleased to report that they would indeed have no problems. They had only stopped for 30mins at lunch so it was a pretty impressive time trial. Peace of mind was crucial and I was happy that their nivernais adventure was back on.
I worked and finally fixed the last tile at 6.15. Switched on the Internet and was ecstatic to see a new skippers notice finally announcing, "navigation recommenced conditions back to normal". Tomorrow we could leave. I rushed around telling whoever would listen, all 5 of them but It felt like the night before the start of a new adventure and the crew dashed down to the aft cabin to re-organise her clothes as if she were packing for a holiday. women are just so bloody weird.
I was chuffed to finally take the dish down and store it hopefully for months. I prepped the boat, all the covers off and windscreens down. water topped and we were ready for a 9am start tomorrow. Bed at 10.30, cramp attack at 1am, no sleep til 3am. Brilliant!
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