Strenuous rest day

Another wet night, but we were snug enough with the hatches and windows closed. We set off in the rain with umbrellas (who said the most useless things on a boat were umbrellas and naval officers?) and found a run-down Coop supermarket for the heavy stuff – water, beer etc. – about a kilometer away.

After dragging that lot back, we set off to walk another kilometer and catch the tram into town, which deposited us near the cathedral:

For some reason it is closed over lunch time, so we took a little refreshment, then lunch, including the local speciality, Tarte Flambee, which was delicious.

After lunch we visited the cathedral, which was spectacular as ever – the stained glass quite amazing, and the astronomical clock mysterious and impressive:

Then we strolled over to La Petite France...

...in search of a decent butcher or cheese shop, but found neither. So back to the boat, and found a butcher by the tram stop where we had to change lines.

Now the sun has come out, so perhaps we’ll get some fine weather tomorrow: back onto the Rhine and heading North into Germany proper. We may have connectivity problems at first, so there could be an interruption to despatches from the front line.