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This week i went to the bread shop but the bread when she gave it to me was limp soft and unaceptable.I passed it back and excused my self.
I walked through the small village on the edge of the bay of Toulon with all the boat traffic passing to and frow in the distant haze .The winter sun riseing by now to a hight that it can burn off the haze i look accross to the main port and saw the capitain looking at my boat!
I hurried back,it was already 8.00am the time had passed quickly.I got back to the capitanerie in time to explane that i had just arrived to buy provisions and take some wine from the cooperative.
He looked at me shook his head and asked why i live on such a boat? It was alright to stay untill midday and if i took lunch in town untill 15.00 oclock!
I took lucnch at the excelent cafe in which for just 6 euros a large salad then Andouillettes de Trouyes grilled potatoes and green beans were served then Cream Angleâs followed by cheese!!Coffee 1 euro extra and a liter of local red wine 2.50 euros(with lunch only) used to be free!
After lunch i slowl went back to my boat the winter sun casting shadows which make early spring so atractive the huge contrast between light and shade i asked the capitain if i could use the crane and if it was still the same price.It os and i can!
I went aboard got the sails up cast off the lines pushed off and drifted with a backed jib backwards into the bay pulled the jib about and caught the air which brought me on coures for the port where economicaly challenged large boats lays.
Set the course and autohelm looked about checked we were reliably on coures at 1.7 knots went below to try the wine.Was ok we had been given good wine! Went up as we were comeing into the open bay the sails filled she healed over as we caught the breeze.She came up and we were makeing 4 knots on course.
I had forgoten to buy bread!I ment to ask the cafe for some!Now what!I got into port anchored and tied up.The fire on the beach was going i went along to see that all was well and that the Stew was ready to heat up left overs from out feast!
No bread what to do!I mixed flour water and salt rolled it out and left it in greese proof paper. Then mixed flour made a hole added an egg mixed it and added vegimite and water mixed it to a bread consistancy left it in greasproof paper.
Some began to drift over poured wine and looked for bread,i explained i had enjoyed lunch and forgoten! I rolled out the past made very very thinly then on a large stone we had put in the fire over an hour ago and now glowing charcole i put the thin rounds one side then the other less than 60 seconds a crisp tasty bread!
The one with egg i added fish tomato "rest" and salad as the other side was heated it was a graet sucsses the strew afterwards was eaten with crisper rounds of hot instant bread.Later slices of sausage and salad was eaten with the hot rounds!
Served With Several bottels of 1973 Bourgogne "domaine de Buttet" Appallation Bourgogne.de Buttet.
OHHHH it was great!! Sadly the cellers are becomeing empty of good old wine as the markets are giving less for the ecomomicaly challenged but at least were not totaly starving not yet!
Life afloats still managable
I then said i was going to try to sail up the Rhone with an 8hp mariner.Laughter disbelief? I agree why leave? Summers just to expensive cowded and hot how much better the cool rain of the Atlantic? Another glass of very good wine!
I walked through the small village on the edge of the bay of Toulon with all the boat traffic passing to and frow in the distant haze .The winter sun riseing by now to a hight that it can burn off the haze i look accross to the main port and saw the capitain looking at my boat!
I hurried back,it was already 8.00am the time had passed quickly.I got back to the capitanerie in time to explane that i had just arrived to buy provisions and take some wine from the cooperative.
He looked at me shook his head and asked why i live on such a boat? It was alright to stay untill midday and if i took lunch in town untill 15.00 oclock!
I took lucnch at the excelent cafe in which for just 6 euros a large salad then Andouillettes de Trouyes grilled potatoes and green beans were served then Cream Angleâs followed by cheese!!Coffee 1 euro extra and a liter of local red wine 2.50 euros(with lunch only) used to be free!
After lunch i slowl went back to my boat the winter sun casting shadows which make early spring so atractive the huge contrast between light and shade i asked the capitain if i could use the crane and if it was still the same price.It os and i can!
I went aboard got the sails up cast off the lines pushed off and drifted with a backed jib backwards into the bay pulled the jib about and caught the air which brought me on coures for the port where economicaly challenged large boats lays.
Set the course and autohelm looked about checked we were reliably on coures at 1.7 knots went below to try the wine.Was ok we had been given good wine! Went up as we were comeing into the open bay the sails filled she healed over as we caught the breeze.She came up and we were makeing 4 knots on course.
I had forgoten to buy bread!I ment to ask the cafe for some!Now what!I got into port anchored and tied up.The fire on the beach was going i went along to see that all was well and that the Stew was ready to heat up left overs from out feast!
No bread what to do!I mixed flour water and salt rolled it out and left it in greese proof paper. Then mixed flour made a hole added an egg mixed it and added vegimite and water mixed it to a bread consistancy left it in greasproof paper.
Some began to drift over poured wine and looked for bread,i explained i had enjoyed lunch and forgoten! I rolled out the past made very very thinly then on a large stone we had put in the fire over an hour ago and now glowing charcole i put the thin rounds one side then the other less than 60 seconds a crisp tasty bread!
The one with egg i added fish tomato "rest" and salad as the other side was heated it was a graet sucsses the strew afterwards was eaten with crisper rounds of hot instant bread.Later slices of sausage and salad was eaten with the hot rounds!
Served With Several bottels of 1973 Bourgogne "domaine de Buttet" Appallation Bourgogne.de Buttet.
OHHHH it was great!! Sadly the cellers are becomeing empty of good old wine as the markets are giving less for the ecomomicaly challenged but at least were not totaly starving not yet!
Life afloats still managable
I then said i was going to try to sail up the Rhone with an 8hp mariner.Laughter disbelief? I agree why leave? Summers just to expensive cowded and hot how much better the cool rain of the Atlantic? Another glass of very good wine!
