August 2012

Wednesday 1 Aug - Swiss national Day, cycled to Villeton

Thursday 2 Aug - cruised to Villeton, La Follette rock museum, St Christophe lock cafe

Friday 3 Aug - cycled to Tonniens, dinner at Villeton port cafe

Saturday 4 Aug - wild-mooring near Pont de Sables, Mermande for dinner


Sunday 5 Aug - cruised to Meilhan, heavy rain for last few locks

Monday 6 Aug - Rita and Nick rehearsing, I cycled to Fontets

Tuesday 7 Aug - "Bankside Buskers" in concert at Meilhan port

Wednesday 8 Aug - cruised to Fontets, argued with low bridge, cycled to Castets

Thursday 9 Aug - weed-eater, la Reole, Matchstick Museum, la Reole Night Market


Friday 10 Aug - back to Pont de Sables wild-mooring, very hot day

Saturday 11 Aug - Mermande Heritage Festival, evening walk to nearby hamlets

Sunday 12 Aug - lunch at Bout de la Cote, Donald and Laura, on to Villeton

Monday 13 Aug - met Hilda may at St Christophe lock, cruised on to Buzet

Tuesday 14 Aug - quiet day, Damazan Night Market, nightcap on “Anna”

Wednesday 15 Aug - Quo Vadis in Buzet, Bankside Buskers Dinner

Thursday 16 Aug - last day in Buzet, lunch in Serignan, crepes in Agen

Friday 17 Aug - Agen to Pommervic

Saturday 18 Aug - home in Moissac, castaways, dinner at L’Ovalie

Sunday 19 Aug - Rita leaves for Bern, I try to escape the heat

Monday 20 Aug - still escaping the heat

Tuesday 21 Aug - still hot, writing research paper for Chile, cleaning the decks

Wednesday 22 Aug - planning the new deck, Vertrouwen arrives in port

Thursday 23 Aug - ICC exams, trip to Buzet Wine Co-Operative

Friday 24 Aug - checking a house, fixing the generator cooling system

Saturday 25 Aug - top of the table, preparing for painting

Sunday 26 Aug - painting the cabin rooftop

Monday 27 Aug - last full day in Moissac

Tuesday 28 Aug - leaving Moissac

Wednesday 29 Aug - easy day in Bern

Thursday 30 Aug - flying home to Melbourne