The High Life
Mothers' Day Market at Castelsarrasin Our first night of 2019 on board and I'm feeling a little concerned. The boat shifts slightly as we walk around and every so often a shiver passes through her from stern to bow. So what? Boats are supposed to sway as they float 'gently down the stream' (as our granddaughter would sing). We aren't afloat though. We are perched (teetering to my mind) on wooden blocks and it's a long way down a rickety ladder to the hard ground. The shuddering is caused by long trains zooming past at up to 200 kmph - we are parked right up against the railway fence. Just on the other side is the main line from Toulouse to Bordeaux. The joys of life aboard - on land. On our arrival in France we spent 4 nights in a hotel to minimise the discomfort of camping onboard. During that time we repainted l'Avenir's bottom and generally cleaned up as much as we could. Not easy without a water connection. The boatyard is large but the...