The morning was sunny but cool, so I stayed in the wheelhouse getting the sun's warmth but avoiding the cool breeze, while I continued working on catching up with re-writing of the blog for previous years. During the morning, I got an email from Judy Lynne saying that she and Peter were coming over to SJDL to pick up some parts from Blanquarts, and would we like to go to lunch with them. I replied explaining that I was by myself at the moment, and we agreed to go for lunch at L'ecu in nearby Saint Usage.

Later in the morning I went into town, since Dave Rothery had Facebooked that he would be going to the fuel dock to re-fill this morning. And there he was, having just put €1400 worth of fuel into L'Escapade. I went on board for a chat with him and Evy, and then helped them turn L'Escapade around and moor alongside the stone slipway on the River Saone. They also asked me to lunch, but I explained I was already booked. By chance, however, we were both going to L'ecu.

L'ecu is a "workers' cafe" which is popular with tradesmen and other workers at lunchtime. As a result, the meals are very reasonably priced, but as I learnt from Judy Lynne and Dave Rothery, the quality of the food is excellent. It didn't disappoint. Three course meal, plus cheese platter, wine and coffee for €13.50, in a very comfortable environment. Highly recommended.

In the late afternoon, I followed the Wimbledon semi-final between Federer and Nadal, and was pleased to see that two 37 year olds would be playing in the mens and womens finals over the weekend.

Later Judy Lynne sent me an email with my favourite quote from Wind in the Willows "Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Simply messing...about in boats -- or with boats... In or out of 'em it doesn't matter. Nothing seems to matter, that's the charm of it. Whether you get away, or whether you don't; whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in particular, and when you've done it there's always something else to do, and you can do it if you like, but you'd much better not". This is once more sage advice, as I hang around in port waiting for the electrics to be fixed.