Ibis Saint Omer Centre
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Bonjour
Awake at 5 am, same as all week, so so we were in plenty of time for our crossing under the sea. Coffee and egg sandwiches made it less boring.
France is absolutely freezing.
Straight to Auchan to buy a few "necessities" and a "Cave" for liquid "necessities".
St Omer is essentially the same but has lots of new shops etc. Mick would not …
Belgian Battlefields
Monday Dec 3 Another day in and about the battlefields of Belgium. Weather was generally poor - at times the car warned it was 3° and to be aware of 'black ice'. There was mizzle, drizzle or light rain all day. Not much fun for getting in and out of the car as we completed our battlefield car tour begun yesterday. We also encountered a number of 'closed on Mondays' situations eg. Hooge Crater Museum, our very nice bakery on the way to the car park and quite a few cafes and ...
Row upon row they rest
... the girls footsteps over this hallowed ground. The donkey and goats in the yard next to Polygon Wood Cemetery added a little levity to our visit. The sun was going down quickly as we headed back on to the guided route. We watched the sun set while we were at Hill 62 and we enjoyed the views back towards Ieper in the fading light. Last night I came across a brochure that indicated the Old Tom Hotel was part of a group of Ieper Hotels who were offering ...
The first time on a campsite since I was a teenage
... br> Used the ACSI card to get a pitch, 2 showers and electric fo 14 euros.
Made our way to the allotted pitch. Drove on and then couldn't find the electric point! Super bloke from 2 pitches up, showed us where the electric point was and suggested that we abandon the pich for one closer to the power. Which we did of course!
Having ...
The learning curves continue!
... very long. We then get our red and green lights which mean get ready, so we quickly switched off our kettle and started the engine and got lines ready – but nothing for ages, so we tied up again and switched off the engine. We then saw water turbulence as though it was a lock but we still thought it was a lift. Eventually we saw a vertical gate lift and reveal the entrance and 1 boat came out, and then we had green light so went in. It was the biggest lock we have ...