We drove out to Aigrefuille the evening before the boat was to be transported to Les Minimes. It was important we knew where we were going so navigational arguments could be avoided on the big important day.

The factory is easy to find but we were apprehensive about going in so contented ourselves with looking through the gates. The factory backs on to a main road and the new cats are lined up like huge white beached whales. Shelley did go up to the fence and was asked to move on, hopefully, we wouldn’t be recognised the next day.