Tues 1 Aug - P'n'P tie, windy, rainy, money matters, sunset

Wed 2 Aug - windy, no iPad, Kanumbra valuation, rates, gig off, huge storm

Thurs 3 Aug - windy creaky night, damselfly, alternating sun and rain

Fri 4 Aug - non-windy night, on/off rain all day, fill water tank, evening walk

Sat 5 Aug - fine, Hawks d Pies, Road to Ruin, SJDL, bike, lunch, clothes shop

Sun 6 Aug - Bernie, replay, SunRainSunRainWindSunRain, phone holder, sunset

Mon 7 Aug - sunny, Matildas, painting preps, Scenic hood, Patrick on Lucie

Tues 8 Aug - early rise, Bern, Locaboat, GLS, damaged tins, clear decks, Pini

Wed 9 Aug - fine, 1000h start, Kartcher, returns, primer rust lines, beer, sunset

Thurs 10 Aug - 0600, starlings, dew, prime, painting, Yack, murmur, late dinner

Fri 11 Aug - 0637h, murmur, hot, west side work, shop, east side, Dijon storm

Sat 12 Aug - 0700h, prime, Matildas, emails, Dali, paint side decks, reading, sunset

Sun 13 Aug - rain, Hawks, Storm, Donegal Green, swan, Rita, sunset, dark clouds

Mon 14 Aug - footsteps, rain, Taxe, dry decks, Avesol II, swim, railings, book

Tues 15 Aug - rain, deck edges, nap, migraine, four dogs missing, cat

Wed 16 Aug - clear sky, Matildas, paint, wrap rear railing, bollards, sunset

Thurs 17 Aug - rain, no painting, Montrond, hill, castle, concert, dinner, sunset

Fri 18 Aug - Besain, Mobier, relax, handball, Arbois concert, late night

Sat 19 Aug - sleep-in, Plasne Comte Cheese Festival, cool shops, Storm, fans

Sun 20 Aug - Hawks, window shades, organ concert, crepes, swan sunset

Mon 21 Aug - cool, then hot, clean weed away, Rita to Besain, blog

Tues 22 Aug - sunny, green barge, fighter jets, blog

Wed 23 Aug - up early, trim painting, green barge south, RGB green, evening sky

Thurs 24 Aug - up early again, finish trim, wind, rain, Rita, gangplank, sunset(s)

Fri 25 Aug - thunder, rain, wind, delay, sunny arvo, laundry, van, sunset cloud

We returned to Port Royal from our short trip up the Saone for three reasons. Firstly, we have only bought a 30 day vignette; secondly, Rita had agreed to play the pans at a function near Besain; and thirdly, I had made a promise that this year would be the year that the boat finally got painted again! So the next few weeks were spent in and around Auxonne.