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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
... days.
The shop is closed, the restaurants serves a very limited menu, with healthy food stuffs like
sausages, chips, mushy peas, and mash potatoes. These culinary highlights can be complemented by a lukewarm drink of your own liking, like coke or orange juice.
Still beats swimming, though, so mustn't grumble! And my car has been parked right at the front of the car deck, so mine is the first car to get off the ship, or down with it ...
Bye for ...
When A Door Closes Another One Opens
... there allowed us to get our affairs sorted without having to incur too many expenses.
We have enjoyed a number of different activities over the stay, starting with a visit from Anna's Aunty and a evening with Anna's sister and her boyfriend where they cooked a special snack for us, Frog Legs!, they look totally unappealing when they are raw, like human legs, but are quite nice to eat. We spent part of the night playing caps and dancing, great ...
The Indians hideaway
... by a token which lasts for 8 minutes. The disabled facilities are a large wet room which is a little chilly come late September. There are facilities for Motorhomes as well as Caravans and tents, the site also offers Tepees for those who want the Wild West experience too. We stayed two nights here and found it a quite busy place with outfits coming and going for Ferries at Calais.
Stephanie also picked a pitch at the end ...