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Another new experience
We needed supplies, so toddled along to the nearest supermarket.
Leaving Fecamp, we wandered up the coast so that we would be able to camp within easy reach of Dunkirk and the ferry.Weather was horrible, so we thought we would get to our stop early.
We had planned to go back to Wimereux and the site we stopped at on the first nightt. But ...
The first time on a campsite since I was a teenage
... the mud to get hooked up, we gladly took up our neighbours offer of a cup of tea.
They had been fulltiming, mostly in Spain for years. And they gave us some very useful tips. We will get a small electric kettle and a low power fan heater.
And so to food and bed - listening to the persistent rain.
Exhausted but having sooo much fun.
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Calais - Dover
This morning I woke on time and after a quick breakfast and a cup of coffeee, I was ready to leave at about 6.45am. The trip to Calais was uneventful; just a few queus and a lot of slow,moving traffic. Having stopped twice on the way for a cup of coffee and a bathroom visit, I arrived at Calais Port at 12.15pm. Sailing time of the ferry was 1.30pm, with check in at 12.45pm. It is now, however, 2.15pm, so we have already got a delay of 45 minutes. The ship itself has ...
When A Door Closes Another One Opens
... was Claire's where we had a great seafood lunch followed by some games. Later that evening Corentin had prepared a surprise party at their place with a few friends.
The night went really well, the surprise worked wonders and I didn't find it that awkward that it was mostly spoken in French. I even somehow won the small caps tournament, gosh that games fun and addictive!. And before we left for our new life in Brighton we enjoyed Ben's ...
The Indians hideaway
We picked the Camping L'Été Indien site as it was
1/ Close to the Autoroute
2/ Close to the Boulogne Auchan
3/ In the ACSI book at 14€ a night
We arrived during Siesta which meant that we couldn't get in straight away but it meant Stephanie could take a walk and pick an empty pitch for when they did open up. We found one not too far from the shower toilet block with the disabled facilities in, the ...