Tuesday 28th June 2005 Spandau - day off to recover the car and get groceries.

Tug with two pans loaded with coal -

12.2º C overnight. Sunny and pleasantly warm. Mike packed all his stuff in a rucksack and went to catch a train back to Eisehüttenstat to collect the car from the boat club. Bill went into the city to visit the museum. I stayed on the boat, did the chores in the morning, let Fanny out for a run around and then put the gennie on at midday and had some lunch. Bill was back at 12.20 p.m. having seen a copy of the Rosetta stone (the British museum has the original) and Nefertiti, although he wasn’t too pleased with the exhibition

- changing ends as there isn't enough room -

itself, which was about the influence of Egyptian art on modern day art. He gave me some of the asparagus he’d bought on the way back. I made a start on scanning a bagful of letters which had been stored under the bed. (I got the bed up looking for mossie netting and the big white sheets to cover the roof when it gets really hot) Mike returned at 2.20 p.m. I hadn’t noticed the phone flashing – he’d sent me a text while I

- to swing around the junction in one go -

was out with Fanny! He lay on the bed for half an hour to recover. Parking in the road by the quay was now on meters, 1€ an hour until 5 p.m. then it’s free! We went to the new shopping mall, Spandau Arcade, found the post office first - on the third floor and posted some snailmail letters. Groceries from Real, (a big brand new one) and then back to the boat at 5.30 p.m. I packed the stuff away and cooked fish and potato pancakes for

- so they just change ends - simple!

dinner. Mike went out to move the car on to the free car park. Bill called to see if we fancied a cold beer. When he came back (there was a new one way system) Mike went with Bill for a drink at the bistro by the mooring.