Ravels to Ravels - A short move

We did move a bit today, about 3 km.  Ian wanted to sand the primer he painted yesterday and then do the first coat of paint and thought it might be frowned upon in the yacht club.  We moved to a "layby", an indentation in the canal, just to the East of Ravels. 

In fact, it is a lot closer to the town and an easier bike ride.  From the yacht club we had to ride about 1 km on a rutted, uneven, dirt road, then onto a cobbled section, then across a busy road onto the bicycle path.  From this side of the canal we are straight away onto a paved side road, and do not have to cross the road to the cycle track.

Before we went off on the bikes, Ian sanded the coach roof while I was driving down the canal, and then painted as soon as we stopped.  Just as he was finishing a gust of wind blew a lot of seeds onto the fresh paint, plus a few insects.  So we now have non-slip seeds and bugs!  He was not happy.

I did a load of washing this morning before we left the yacht club, making use of the free water.

We found this rather interesting plaque, wish I could understand it better, but apparently there was an electrified fence on the north bank of this canal during the First World War to separate the neutral Netherlands form occupied Belgium.  But the switch house was on the south side of the canal at this spot with a cable stretched across the canal to the fence.

We had a proper barbecue tonight: chicken, sausage, potatoes and salad. A visitor appeared when the meat went on!

We'll go back to the yacht club tomorrow.