Our annual visit to various Christmas markets (probably only 2 this trip) actually began yesterday. Wonderfully, with a text from the opticians saying my new glasses were ready - since I had cataracts and other impedimenta to my vision removed, I have been managing without glasses, but the operations did not correct my astigmatism, so I still need them most of the time, especially for computer work, which was being very difficult. So that was delightful, and I rushed up to get them, and then to the second half of my bi-weekly tai chi class, while the Swan Whisperer loaded the car and came down to meet me. We headed straight to Sussex, stopping at Tesco's in Sutton to buy a sandwich lunch, and spend the rest of the afternoon and evening with my mother and sister, except for an hour spent participating in the first Advent Bible Study on Zoom.
We slept in the motor home and were up long before dawn; we showered in the house, and then slipped away to start our journey; it must have been about 07:00 when we left. First stop was Clackett Lane Services, where we cooked breakfast, and then a straight run to the Channel Tunnel, where we got a crossing 30 minutes earlier than scheduled. It felt odd not having unpacking or bedmaking to do during the crossing, but I did various anti-senility puzzles and was actually surprised when we came out into daylight again.
Next stop was Cité Europe, where I did a quick shop in Carrefour while the SW got diesel, and then we had lunch. We then discovered that our beloved coffee grinder had broken, in that the charging socket seems to have died. So we will have to get another one when we return to the UK; meanwhile I dashed back into Carrefour to get some ground coffee instead.
We had planned to spend the night at Neufchatel-en-Bray, but when we got there, we found that the motorhome parking was closed for the winter, which neither of us had realised it was going to be. However, the SW remembered that we had recently stayed here, at Mesnière-en-Bray, only a few minutes' drive away. The only problem is that it doesn't have electricity, but we can manage without, especially as we now have a new leisure battery!
I don't seem to have taken any photos today, so here is one of me yesterday with my new specs.
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