We were up at the SFR shop pretty early this morning armed with the dongle and laptop. Now I have to say the chap in the shop was very helpful and was on the phone trying to get it sorted out. The end result was that we were told it should be working by 1900 tonight as there is some major glitch in the whole system…..mmmmm

I also needed to find wiper blades for the wheelhouse as the rubbers were shot. Asking around we were told there was a place up at the Hypermarket. This was fine as we also needed to get some provisions so off we went…………….what a hike! But there again it was a nice day to take a laptop for a walk!

We found the Hypermarket and the accessory company across the road, so whilst Sara did the shopping I went across the road to try and get the wiper blades. They didn’t have any with the fitting I needed and the guy in the store was very helpful in trying to find adaptors – but no joy. I then reckoned that I could (with a bit of filing) get the rubbers from new wiper blades to fit the old wiper fittings. The guy wished me the best of luck, so off I went back to the Hypermarket.

Sara explained they had wiper blades within the store so I had look at these but as they were sealed packs it was hard to tell if they would be suitable. I eventually burst open a pack and with bits and pieces lying all around me and found that by removing a bit from the old blades I could make them fit.

Are you bored with this yet?

Back across the road, I explained the situation to the chap in the accessory shop and got my money back.
With all the shopping, laptop etc to carry, we tried to find a taxi to take us back to marina – no joy with this either so off we went on the hike back down the hill, and back to the boat. Where I am delighted to say, I found that my adaptation on the wiper blades was a success yippeeee

After a bit of rest we went back to Ville Close for another look around, and in the small amphitheatre there were a couple of guys playing what I assume was local music on accordion and fiddle, which was lovely and atmospheric.

There are some lovely looking restaurants within Ville Close, and here is an example.

We then went back to the boat hoping to get online – I know you have already figured it out – the bloody thing wouldnt work!!!!!

With tomorrow being Sunday the shop will not be open so it looks like were are here till at least Monday because I aint leaving till we get it working properly.

I’ll leave you with a shot of the marina taken from the walls of Ville Close – all the red sail covers are from the sailing school, and watching these coming in and out has been, shall we say, not without incident! The technique appears to be, come in really fast, dont have any fenders tied on, have people leap ashore to fend the boat off the pontoon whilst someone else grabs a spagetti type ball of rope from a locker and heave it to no one in particular……………all this from a nation who have some of the best sailors in the world!

I tell you it wasnt dull watching 28 of them coming and going at the same time……..