DATE: Wednesday 26 July, 1995
PLACE: Gigny to Verdun sur Le Doubs
WEATHER: Hot
REMARKS: A long sail; lots of long stretches of the River
Saone; war-planes overhead last evening and a few more screech
through the sky this morning.
The aim is to push for Verdun in time to secure a berth
for the night. Dave leaves me to it, as I have begun steering
the boat and adjusting to the curious need to constantly adjust
and correct. Indeed I take us through some of the morning,
and then Dave takes over after lunch while I catnap.
We reach Verdun mid-afternoon. It is a small town, with
a beautiful Port de Plaisance. We secure a berth; none too
soon, as there is, for the next few hours, a near constant
procession of boats coming, going, or prospecting. We wander
the town, find a bank, shop, buy Sarah maths equipment and
negotiate postage for post-cards.
It is now 1800, so kids are fed and then we repair to the
roof to refresh ourselves before dining. Alfresco joins us
and we dine on the roof. An evening of interesting and free-ranging
discussion ends about 1030 or 1100 at bedtime.
The evening has been marked by a spectacular lightening
display which passes by some distance away, but lights the
whole sky. The evening has been overcast - hence the lightening
- and the night brings rain.
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