8.3° C. Mild, overcast and dry until we had one short
heavy shower of rain. Set off at 9.10
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| Chemical works north of Lingen - photo from 2103 |
a.m. The boat roof was still sticky from
mooring under trees again, so I washed it down using the mop and loads of clean
river water. Three big boats were loading in the oil berths at a refinery at KP
151, near Holthause. Each one had a boom across the bay they moored in to
prevent leakage of any spilled fuel. We moored in the basin at Lingen at 11.10
a.m. in front of several Dutch cruisers and yachts. Mike had a tour round the
town by car while I was making some lunch. Took Bill with us to find a
supermarket.
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| Chemical works north of Lingen - photo from 2103 |
Did a circuit of the bypass and found nothing, so we went back to
the Extra we saw on the way out. They were building a new Famila right
opposite. Back on the boat I unpacked the groceries. Mike went for a walk into
the town centre to get a top up card for our German D2 ‘phone. Jenny from the
bearing company ‘phoned (while he was out) to say that they’d put his parcel (a
new pulley and taper lock bush) in the post. I told her we should get that in a
week’s time and that Mike would ring her back and confirm when we’d got it. We
went back to Extra to buy a 12v coolbox I’d spotted in their free leaflet -
we’d forgotten to get a couple of bags of charcoal anyway.
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| Chemical works north of Lingen - photo from 2103 |
We’d decided last
year in the hot weather that we needed a 12v coolbox to take in the car when we
had days out, but it would also be useful for transporting meat, etc back from
the shops when the weather is hot. It cost 39,95€ (about £26). We had ham salad
for dinner. At 7 p.m. Bill came round with Fanny, a bottle of apple schnapps
and his photos. He’d got lots of duplicated photos which he passed on to us.
Mike opened a bottle of his favourite Erben Spätlese wine (2,97€ a bottle -
less than £2) and we chatted. Bill also brought photos to show us of his
previous life in Oman and his move on to Rosy. Bill went home to feed the dog
at 9 pm.
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