We flew from Crete on 15th August. Over 5 months is TOO long. Day 1. We drove to Le Shuttle via Fanham to drop our aging Merc. Maddy and Jordan have one car and having a second vehicle will save Maddy having to get up early to run Jordan to the station when she is on maternity leave and when the baby arrives.
I was nearly run over by a horn tooting maniac. It was Tim behind the wheel. Blame the alcohol, but I called him a rude word. The cause was justified, but not my rudeness! He forgave me enough, to very kindly offer us a roof when I broke Jez. He was headed to Spain and Portugal, loosely I the company of some other motorhomers that we know.
We kept off payage, driving past Mons, Namur, Arlon and Luxembourg. Our first night was super quiet near a cemetary just north of Metz.
Day 2 was partly off free motorway, past Nancy and Colmar. Some lovely scenery of snow on the road margins and vast vineyards. Not to be, a light grey mist blanket. The Gotthard Tunnel on Saturday was free flowing. And traffic was light all the way down. Night 2 was a rendezvous just S of Como.
On day 3, we actually had a relative lie in. Only 5. A pit stop at an Ancona hypermarket: Marsala, parmesan and food for the ferry. Ferry departed only 30 mins late. Picnic super in our cabin and bed. Day 4. Ferry was fine. If long. And yes, Corrie refused to even pee! No poop on the poopdeck. We passed the time with a hair dye, eyebrow dye, pedicure, manicure and beard trimming J obviously!
