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