We made it! Sequel is at last in the Mediterranean. We left Avignon at 09.30 a.m. on Monday morning and a good thing we did as the journey seemed to take forever - we had a long wait at the last lock on the Rhone for a barge and by that time the mistral had begun to kick in. The Captain was absolutely determined not to get one little mark on his boat so he took it incredibly slowly ................... I thought time had stopped and was going backwards. You could see all the witness marks on the surrounding bollards and chunks taken out of the lock where other boats hadnt been so cautious.
We had another long wait at the final lock into Port St Louis and also out to sea and by that time it was blowing a hooley. Still doing so today as I write this and wait for the washing machines (I have 3 on the go!) to finish - we thought it was really strong but we have been told that this is fairly light! The sun is still shining, however.
Good news is we have found an English engineer to fix our problem and the boat will come out of the water again tomorrow morning and probably for the next three months as we have 'things' to do at home! Corisca will have to wait until the end of August. We are now planning to spend tomorrow night in Avignon at a very nice hotel - if we can get it - and my birthday celebrations wont have to be postponed after all. Poor old Captain - it has been a very expensive trip and hasnt quite finished yet.
I bet you are both glad and feeling triumphant at arriving in the Med, even if the winds are kicking up a storm! Good news about the boat and hopefully not too expensive. Fran enjoy your birthday celebrations.
ReplyDeleteLove Kathryn & Vince x
I am sure i posted a comment yesterday but it doesn't seem to be there. I said enjoy your last couple of days and looking forward to catching up properly on the phone. I shall add HAPPY BIRTHDAY Fran, hope you and the Captain have a wonderful day on dry land. Lots love Sue x
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