Saturday 18th September 2010 Decize. Day off.

Warm and sunny with white fluffy clouds. Up before nine. First we went to Intermarché to get a gas bottle and took it back to the boat. A VNF man appeared and asked when we were leaving, told him next day around 9.30 a.m. heading uphill. The Burgundy cruiser Isabella had come up the locks and its crew were just off to the Intermarché on foot. We drove across town to Carrefour Market to get restocked with groceries. Called in at Point Affairs to see if they had any fleece material blankets to use as seat covers as we bought the last lot from them. They had none, only expensive ones made of imitation fur. Back through town, which was very busy as they had a two day flea market on along the river. A large cruiser arrived and moored behind us on the quay. Mike lit the coal fire for the second night in a row and kept it going overnight. Heard the sound of fireworks in the town, hidden by buildings Mike reckoned it was down by the river in the park.