2nd September

Still in Nieuwpoort preparing to leave

I slept like  a dormant volcano last night, didn't even roll over I don't think, and only woke at 8.15!  No milk for the meusli and no bread, so no breakfast.  We went off to the supermarket fairly early on our bikes, filled the panniers and a small back pack with essentials for today and came home to have peanut butter sandwiches with fresh whole wheat bread.

I did a second run to get perishable supplies for the next couple of days seeing we want to head off to Bruges tomorrow and will stop at a free mooring on the way which has no shops nearby. And, just to copy Jaqui, this is what I fitted into my panniers plus the small backpack  - one bicycle load in other words.

Note the fresh Brussel sprouts and carrots, chicken and sausages, milk and water, crackers(2different kinds), bacon lardons, eggs, cheese baguette and dish washing soap.

In the afternoon Ian did a third supermarket run for booze!

The Lycamobile SIM cards that we ordered on line have not arrived. They were data cards for internet use but, fortunately, while we were at the airport in Brussels we bought a Base mobile phone card which includes 500 Mb of data and we can continue to top that up.  It's  not the cheapest way to get on line but at least we are in contact with the world.

Ian did a maintenance check on the engine, all absolutely fine, and then we moved from our long term berth about 1km from the club house to the visitor's mooring right next to the showers, bar, etc.  We went into the bar and had a drink this evening, very reasonable prices, and lovely hosts.

Barbie chicken and veggies tonight -  yay, my favourite!

More pictures tomorrow - promise!