Eole Hotel
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Belgian Battlefields
... address or location and spent some considerable time trying internet sites and just driving around looking for this site. Eventually we got the Sat Nav to locate this as a 'memorial' and reached the cemetery just after dark. It was also closed by then so I found a gap in the hedge fence I could climb through and paid my respects. Cheryl somewhat annoyed at my driving obsession to do what I had decided I wanted to do despite the dark and poor weather. Headed back for Ieper and ...
Row upon row they rest
Wow what a great day! Still dark when we woke but getting used to this. Showers and breakfast downstairs at the hotel - bread rolls, ham slices, cheese and other spreads with a nice cup of tea. Church bells rang out throughout the morning. Left hotel about 9.30 and had a walk about the town - checked out laundromat -while waiting for tourist office to open. Cold but with clear blue skies this morning after some overnight rain. Bought a 6€ 'Ypres ...
Day One :D
... slightly, but you know what I mean. Today, however, I spent about three hours clinging onto every word coming from the car's radio, which was playing BBC Radio 5 Live for the whole journey from Cheltenham to Folkestone. Team GB winning four medals within the space of about an hour (two golds and two silvers) made me genuinely patriotic (what is wrong with me?!!). There are things which even I stop at, though: boxing and beach volleyball definitely come to mind here. ...
Decided to go inland
... on for 15.50. Eventually through and we dithered as to which turn we needed and meanwhile a big barge went by and showed us where the lock was BUT they moored up and did not allow any room for us. We had to wait for it to fill and empty again, waiting alongside a Sea France ferry of some sort as there was nowhere to tie up, which took around 30 minutes. When we were in we were sure there would have room for us both. Both the locks do not ...
The End...
... then hopped on the ferry to Dover. Before long the thick fog began to clear and the white cliffs off Dover were upon us! A of couple hours later we were greeted excitedly by Mum, Dad and Nan and set about the task of manourvering Ethel neatly onto the drive!
7 months, 12,000 miles and 17 countries later we're home!
The End.
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