The Vilaine river has certainly lived up to expectations. Beautiful scenery and wonderful weather!
All very tranquil, and no tidal gates, changing depths or weather forecast to worry about. One is able to drop the anchor almost anywhere as long as one is clear of the channel. It is very reminiscent of earlier narrow boat holidays on English canals. So far we have had 3 nights at anchor and 3 berthed on a pontoon handily positioned next to a very small and friendly camp site where full facilities are provided. However, true to form, there have been a couple of engineering problems to sort out: a leaking exhaust pipe
and a broken drive pin on the bow thruster - probably sheared when a foreign body strayed too near the propeller just prior to entering the huge lock that protects the entrance to this river from the sea. The Engineer had to summon up all his courage to check the propeller was still in tact ... unfortunately it's not visible unless the whole boat is lifted out of the water. Lucky it was a very hot day!
The new drive pin for the bow thruster was ordered yesterday. We are now enjoying a few more days relaxing in this gorgeous weather on the river whilst waiting for it to arrive. Oh it's a hard life!
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