We went back to Ireland in December and got to see all our friends and family over Christmas. We then returned to Roanne early Feb and settled back in to port life.We now know most of the people who winter here and Thursday evening at the Authentique is quite a lively affair.The weather generally has been quite good since we came back and in fact last week we had temperatures close to the 20s.
Our friends Alan and Mary were due to visit us over the St Patricks weekend but sadly Alan,s mother died and they had to cancel.
For the Ireland France rugby match we went to an Irish pub (with Irish pub prices) here in Roanne . It was three Irish and an Australian against a pubfull of French. The banter was great but they took their defeat well and we all shook hands and agreed the best team won in the end
For St Patricks day we invited a few friend for drinks in the evening .Later in the evening someone suggested we should have dinner.With that everyone suggested they had something to offer the table. Katinka from Eendracht suggested as her barge was the biggest we should all go there.We had a most amazing dinner and some great laughs.Certainly a great St Patricks day.
We are now beginning to venture outside Roanne and visit the surrounding area.There are many fine sites and interesting villages . A sample of some of them below
