lockdown easing

We finished recaulking the forward deck on 7th and then sanded and re oiled on the 8th as there was a weather warning that it might rain. We are pleased and even if we do say so ourselves it looks pretty damn good. I wrote a short article for the Press about celebrating Liberation Day while in Southern France and it was published on the letters page. The forecasters were right about the weather there was light rain late on Liberation Day evening and today it feels like it’s be raining constantly but it hasn’t as we managed to walk Twader without getting drenched just a bit damp.
Today John managed to fix the kitchen porthole, he had inadvertently broken one of the closing bolts, but has removed and replaced it so all good, well it was actually OK when it was broken as there are two bolts and we could tighten it enough there there were no leaks. I have started on repurposing our old kitchen seat cushions, the plan is to turn them into back rests for outside, I’ll let you know how it goes.
Tomorrow is the start of lockdown easing here in France. As of tomorrow 11th May we no longer need to complete and carry the appropriate Attestation every time we leave the boat. Now they are only required for journeys over 100 km and we can walk and cycle up to 100 km from the boat instead of only 1km. More shops are due to open although cafes and restaurants remain closed. We could move the boat if we were headed to the Med that’s only 6km south but the canals aren’t open until 29th May.Read more