I rose early next morning to go up to the house to watch the AFL football on the internet, but after the events of last night I was not looking forward to getting off Kanumbra and crossing the deck of Lyneve. However, after a single bark to let me know that he had heard me, Rollo settled down and went back to sleep. I was very relieved. This morning the Hawks were playing the Richmond Tigers, who have been a thorn in our side over the past few years, beating us when least expected. But this game was an exception, with the Hawks romping to an easy 114-44 win. in late morning, I returned to Kanumbra for a "Nanna Nap”. As I returned I met Steve on Lyneve, and he was most apologetic about his sleepy reaction last night, but we had a good laugh and then he showed me some of the features that he had incorporated into Lyneve as he built her in his backyard in the UK over several years. Quite a feat of engineering and craftsmanship, as shown in this drone video of Lyneve. Around 0.48 you will see Rollo barking at the drome, and can understand our situation last night when we got home.

In the afternoon, Lothar (Rita’s brother) arrived with his Congolese family. After they had all settled into their rooms at la Maison, Rita took them for a walk around town, and were lucky enough to catch a rare full performance of the bells in the Abbey tower.

In the evening, all the tables were laid end to end on the verandah for a big dinner for 13 people. After dinner, we found the kids playing with a new kitten that had “wandered” into the garden. We recognised it as one of the two kittens we had seen a few weeks ago lounging in the sun on the footpath. It is really turning into a bit of a “devil cat”. Given the diversity of nationalities around the table, talk drifted to what different nationalities were called colloquially. The Swiss, Australian, French and Congolese offered their nicknames, but Jan won the prize when he said and showed that the Dutch were often called “Cheeseheads”.