We spent the next 10 days tied up at the marina in St Jean de Losne trying to restore our poor boat to some semblance of her former self. 3 winters and 2 hot summers of total neglect (thanks to Australia's stringent Covid lockdowns) had not been kind to her.
Although it was still quite early in the boating season water restrictions were already in place and boat washing with hoses was banned. So, there was nothing for it but to fill buckets, get down on hands and knees and scrub. Hard work at any time but even more so in the heat; clear skies every day and temperatures in the high 30s.
As the filth disappeared the true state of the bodywork was revealed and it was a thoroughly depressing sight; flaking paint, bleeding rust patches, peeling varnish. The more we cleaned the more it became apparent that l'Avenir was going to need a complete repaint.
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