10 June 2023
70th birthday trip, Saturday 10 June. Not travel day 3/15!
09 June 2023
70th birthday trip, Friday 9 June
08 June 2023
70th birthday trip, Thursday 8 June. Travel day 2/15
07 June 2023
70th birthday trip, Wednesday 7 June
06 June 2023
70th birthday trip, Tuesday 6 June. Travel day 1/15
23 May 2023
Oberstdorf 2023, Tuesday 23 May
I have never really liked the aire at Sangatte, as it is in the middle of nowhere and too far to get to a bakery before breakfast! However, the one in Calais does not have this defect, so we had pains aux raisins for breakfast as well as a lovely fresh demi-baguette. The pains aux raisins were definitely edible, but not, it has to be said, as nice as the ones you can get in Lidl!
Anyway, we left the aire at about 09:35 and made our way to the Shuttle, where we were given our booked crossing. This gave us half an hour or so before we were called to the boarding area, so the Swan Whisperer had coffee and we finished the packing up in the bedroom and the clothes - the kitchen stuff had to wait until we arrived as it would have rattled and there isn't really room for the crates on the floor. The crossing was on time, and then it was an easy run to No 6. In fact, as my mother and sister were going to be out and it was lunchtime, we parked up by Patching Pond
to eat our lunch before going round to the house and packing up the rest of the stuff - groceries, etc. My mother and sister came home briefly to let the dog out, and then went out again; we finished up everything except the fridge (that came last of all), and then made ourselves a cup of tea. While we were drinking it, they returned, and we chatted for awhile before heading back to London.
That was an easy run until we got to Mitcham, when we were held in a massive traffic jam at Figges Marsh, and we didn't get home until about 18:45. Then we had to unload the car, unpack, and put on the first load of washing - but it is done, now, supper has been eaten, and we are home for the next two weeks!