Our reconditioned sail is up, Richard is very impressed with it, they look like they did a great job and looks as good as new. It cost 660 euros to recondition which should give us a few more years sailing out of her. All Richard's parts have arrived so he has been busy fixing his furling drum and my tap amongst various other little jobs. We have had a man round to quote on the damage that we had while away.

The mornings here are beautiful, with the sun really warm, but the evenings still get quite chilly. We brought a whole lot of English rations in the car, so my cupboards are well stocked up. The French supermarkets are great, but you can't help miss your home comforts like English tea, Heinz baked beans, up sauce. Needless to say, we have enough on board to last a couple of years! I also brought quite a few fray bentos pies for the store cupboard. Thought they would go down well when fish or local provisions are low.