Woken early by heavy rain and distant thunder. The rain poured and the thunder rolled round all morning. Sun reappeared after lunch. Mike went to Carrefour Market in Nemours to get some odds and ends. I got on with the usual chores. Lunch. After lunch we went out in the car to check out the moorings in Nemours and beyond. A gang of small boys were setting off bangers by the lock then walked up the car park alongside the river. The pontoon was still there, empty, no water and the electricity was activated with tokens, if it worked. A park area had been made by the pontoon with seats and paths that the local kids were riding round on bikes. Above the lock on the canal the old quay was now the port de plaisance with water and electric on tokens. There were five cruisers moored there and it was full. The high quay further on was down a hole (no TV) and opposite a busy boules court. Think we’ll pass on Nemours especially as it’s Fête National time (14th). We also had a look at Bagneaux. The quay now had a housing estate alongside it and a stadium opposite where there was to be a firework display on the 13th. The police municipal were just putting up signs to say no parking from 7 p.m. until 2.00 a.m. Back through Nemours and headed home. Had a discussion with the neighbours and decided to stay put until the 15th. (Canal closed on the 14th, confirmed with lock keeper, who also recommended the firework display at Bagneaux as superb).
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