What a trip and a half this was! We made out from our
London hotel about 9am intending to catch a local bus to the station. We hadn’t
bought out tickets yet as we were planning on buying them there. Instead of the
bus, Dad suggested we take a taxi. A longer trip than expected later we arrived
at Victoria Station to find the rest of London also wanting to buy train
tickets! We missed the train we had hoped to catch but luckily there was
another in 30 minutes. On we hopped on our way to Dover Priory. The train trip
was pleasant, with beautiful views out the windows all the way. Upon arriving
on Dover we made our way to the ferry terminal where we were told the next
ferry had been delayed and would not be leaving for another hour and a half!
Add this to the hour and a half of the actual ferry ride then the stuffing
about when we actually got to Calais with everyone disembarking and trying to
hop on shuttle busses, we didn’t arrive in Calais until 5:30pm! Luckily our
rental car business stayed open for us and we managed to collect out Citroen
Berlingo with little difficulty. It’s taken Dad a little to get used to driving
on the ‘wrong’ wide of the road again!
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| Us in front of the car |
We are staying at a little B&B in Hielly, Picardie with ‘real beds’
listed on their website like it’s an advantage. It's a very sweet little town
though and the owner of the B&B directed us to the local Church where there
was an open night and a concert. Dinner was interesting, at least we can say
we’ve had traditional French cuisine now! The owner had to translate for us,
and there was an assortment of Escargot, Sweet Breads and Veal Head! We opted for
some safe options of steak, fish of some description and a seafood platter. It
was very nice, maybe a little different though!
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| L'Auberge in Hielly |
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