Day 1. 18 August.
Wembley to Dover
These are the adventures of our trip to Germany. We packed the Mondeo as high as it would go. The reusable glass bottles were just a bit too much so they would have to wait for the next trip. It was very early in the morning and we set out across London in the dark and before the congestion charge kicked in. As you would expect in summer in England it was pouring with rain. The air-conditioning doing a good job of blowing away condensation from the window. We twisted and turned through some god forsaken place like Lewisham and past the kebab and pizza places. Was that a giant eagle black silhouetted swooping down in front of us through the driving rain as we rounded a corner? Probably not.
After one additional stop at a petrol station on Blackheath where fortunately the toilets were open we picked up speed as the roads opened out and turned into motorway through Kent. A foggy dawn slowly rose under the heavy clouds and with absolutely no traffic jams or diversions we found ourselves in Dover with many hours to spare! We were so early that Tesco had not yet opened so we filled up with petrol and waited for the shutters to go up.
Inside we got a few supplies including soy sauce. As it turns out there was no need these days because Kaufland stocks at least four different types. Finally we went to the Ferry terminal and sat with the rain battering the car roof.
Dover to Dunkerque
We were expecting a heavy swell on the sea but the weather cheered up soon after we left Dover.
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Dunkerque to Luxembourg
Whizzing down the autoroutes we swished rapidly through France and arrays of wind turbines and all the fabulous Routier restaurants and ended up in Belgium. There were some safety messages which I think translated to "If you drive too fast you won't see it".
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By the mid afternoon at the next services we fell foul of two misunderstandings. Firstly the coffee refills don't apply to cappuccinos and secondly you need some change if you want to go to the loo. A handful of change averts an international situation from developing. We soon get to Luxembourg City and we unload into our hotel where a lot of people are eating dinner. We wander down the road in search of a Chinese Restaurant but oh dear, they are closed for their holidays.
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1 comment:
A good description to a good (sort of) start of a very nice (so it turned out) occasion. HK
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