Nevers

Hello everyone. Thought it was about time we added a bit more to our blog. Internet access is not as easy here as we thought it would be but we are now able to use a FON network signal on the boat. It doesn’t give us great bandwidth (i.e. can’t stream radio 4!), but enough to surf, blog and email.

We have been busy since we arrived in Nevers on 19^th October – a whole month ago! I won’t bore you with all the details as David has written more about that. The port here is quite big and there are several other boats spending the winter. It feels good to be part of a community again.

From the port, we have a short walk/cycle over the Loire to get into town. The river is changing as the year marches on – the water level is rising and it’s flowing much faster than when we arrived. I am enjoying getting to know the town – the centre is medieval with some stunning architecture. There are some great shops and I seem to discover something new each time I go in. I buy most of our fresh food at the market and everything else at the local Carrefour. You can leave your full trolley there and they deliver it to the boat – fantastic!