Here we are parked on the Esplanade at Dover with a bacon roll and a beer. We left Bingley at about 12.30 and arrived here about 8 1/2 hrs later. That's what happens when you doubt your sat nav but the Blackwall tunnel was interesting and we wouldn't have missed the rush hour at Lewisham for the world. We have two sat navs and I disagreed with both of them; lesson learnt? Possibly.
There are another ten or twelve M/Homes parked up here probably all waiting for the early ferrys or tunnel journeys tomorrow I guess, so it feels safe where we are, it's certainly very quiet apart from the sporadic fireworks. It's too late for the big displays now at nearly 10pm but we saw a few as we drove down through Kent earlier.
This time tomorrow we hope to be parked up somewhere near Rheims with a bit of luck. We've joined an organisation called France Passion, the idea is that farmers, wine producers, cheese makers and other, mostly rural, artisans allow you spend a night parked on their farm, vineyard, whatever free of charge. In return I think that they would appreciate it it you bought some of their produce although there is no obligation. Well, buying a bottle of wine has never been a hardship for me so tomorrow night should find us with some English speaking champagne producers in Bouzy!
Time to turn in now, we have a busy day tomorrow.
Pat
There are another ten or twelve M/Homes parked up here probably all waiting for the early ferrys or tunnel journeys tomorrow I guess, so it feels safe where we are, it's certainly very quiet apart from the sporadic fireworks. It's too late for the big displays now at nearly 10pm but we saw a few as we drove down through Kent earlier.
This time tomorrow we hope to be parked up somewhere near Rheims with a bit of luck. We've joined an organisation called France Passion, the idea is that farmers, wine producers, cheese makers and other, mostly rural, artisans allow you spend a night parked on their farm, vineyard, whatever free of charge. In return I think that they would appreciate it it you bought some of their produce although there is no obligation. Well, buying a bottle of wine has never been a hardship for me so tomorrow night should find us with some English speaking champagne producers in Bouzy!
Time to turn in now, we have a busy day tomorrow.
Pat
So cool! Have a great time!! Looking forward to reading about your adventures!
ReplyDeleteAnne-lise
This comment mat appear twice, as my first post seems to have disappeared into cyberspace!!
ReplyDeleteSo, we're not members of the France passion network but we're quite happy for you to park in our back yard for free. There's no obligation to buy anything, although we do have a couple of leeks in the garden if you're interested.
Obviously, a hand with the dishes and / or cooking the rice would be appreciated!
Lots of love,
Daughter N° 1
You may be in France for rather longer than anticipated with their plethora of fine foods and drinks.
ReplyDeleteHappy travels happy travellers.