The previous blog was only 10 days ago but it seems a long time, we do so many "1st time" things that life is very intense at the moment. Saturday we are really left our berth. It was very quiet everywhere and finding a mooringplace at an island near Grou was no problem. Our first night in "free" nature. Although not brilliant weather we enjoyed the tranquility, the view and the silence. We'll surely have simelar experiences in many places, but never again the 1st time. The next day we went to a landing at Grou to pick up the birthday visitors. On one of the first bright and warm days of the year we had lunch with friends and family and celebrated Rebecca's birthday and our new start. It was a special day.
Helas there was also a unfotunate event, but everything went well in the end, Panache dicoverd hunting. Panache ran free on what we thought was a small island but there was nevertheless a connection with the hinterland. He discovered it and suddenly he was gone and ran across the fields behind the deer and rabbits who are running free there. He is fast and has a formidable stamina. Michel and Steven tried to get him but in vain, Steven is fast but not fast enough, so they came back empty-handed. I'm glad the deer and rabbits are faster than Panache, this time he has not managed to catch anything and came back at last. A lesson for us, we can not let him run free without a line. Later that afternoon we sailed everyone back to Grou, and than returned to the lunch spot where we stayed two more days.
The wheather turned and it was pretty windy when we had to leave, Michel's choir rehearsal in Warten, but with the technical possibilities of the ship and skipper Michel it was no problem, not even during the journey to Warten. One more experience.
Wednesday until Saturday, we again moored on the lakes, this is really a beautiful area, to return Saturday because of the performances of our respective choirs. That day to was very pleasant and the performances went well, many compliments though I do believe it's exaggerated but it was fun. We had the ship moored along the poles opposite the harbor entrance and stayed there a few days. That we do not need to attach mooring lines to lie somewhere is not in our system yet, we can simply lower the spudpoles. We try to learn Panache that there is one place on board where he can urinate when necessary but for now he refuses and we row ashore to walk the dog. 
Meanwhile we keep working because it all has to be finished. The last corner in the living room is painted, I made 10 curtains for the portholes and Michel works on in the wheelhouse. There are now steps by all doors, the bank was enlarged because with the new padding it was to small, the framework for the new cabinet stands and Michel drills sóóóóó many holes for Rebecca to fill. When finally we paint and make the upholstery it will be complete metamorphosis
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