We didn't get up terribly early (well, I was the last up), but were packed and ready to go at about 8.30. We had a bit of breakfast, and said goodbye to Annie and Dave. It's a lovely place, and I wouldn't be sorry to spend more time there.
We made good progress on the road, stopping appropriately once again. Christian missed an exit, and so we ended up going via Paris. The thought was a bit terrifying, and we did drive along the Seine for a while, but in the end, the traffic wasn't bad, and we didn't lose very much time at all. Paris to Calais was mostly deserted. It was a bit eerie.
We got to Calais earlier than we needed to, and got a spot on an earlier train. I called Rose to say that we'd collect Casper that night instead of the next day.
We had a brief visit into the services - Christian got some fast food - and then we were called quite soon to queue for the train. It took a while (we were very lucky because there were strikes and blockades either side of this day), but we finally drove on to the train. This time we drove on to the top deck of the train, and right up the front. It was a quick and drama-free journey, and driving off at the other end was ridiculously quick and easy.
We soon hit traffic problems, though. Much of the M25 was broken, and so we came off the M20 early, joined the M2 in very slow traffic and went under the Dartford tunnel, and then went the other way around the M25.
We got to Rose's within the time we'd told her, and picked up Casper, and then home to Wycombe.
We made good progress on the road, stopping appropriately once again. Christian missed an exit, and so we ended up going via Paris. The thought was a bit terrifying, and we did drive along the Seine for a while, but in the end, the traffic wasn't bad, and we didn't lose very much time at all. Paris to Calais was mostly deserted. It was a bit eerie.
We got to Calais earlier than we needed to, and got a spot on an earlier train. I called Rose to say that we'd collect Casper that night instead of the next day.
We had a brief visit into the services - Christian got some fast food - and then we were called quite soon to queue for the train. It took a while (we were very lucky because there were strikes and blockades either side of this day), but we finally drove on to the train. This time we drove on to the top deck of the train, and right up the front. It was a quick and drama-free journey, and driving off at the other end was ridiculously quick and easy.
We soon hit traffic problems, though. Much of the M25 was broken, and so we came off the M20 early, joined the M2 in very slow traffic and went under the Dartford tunnel, and then went the other way around the M25.
We got to Rose's within the time we'd told her, and picked up Casper, and then home to Wycombe.
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