The Long Trip Home

Another Eight hours travelling brings us back to this excellent Onlycamp campsite 'Le Pont Romain', not far from the Autoroute on the outskirts of Le Mans. The same site that we used on our way down 

Not too exhausting in the Volvo - well not exhausting at all really.... but since we've been in France, it's lost its 5G connection which is a little annoying. Oh, how so quickly we grow to depend on life's little luxuries..

Tomorrow, we're heading for two nights near Calais, where we pick up Alex, Jake, luggage and Dog¹ so that we can get the hound back into the UK. He's got all the documents and vaccinations but you just can't fly a dog onto the UK without crating it in the hold since Brexit.. although you can fly it out into the EU in a suitable travel bag.

"I'm more than a piece of luggage.."

image credit: Alessandra Arnott 

Let's see how that all goes....

¹Dog is called Kite

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On another note...

Yes it was eight hours travelling, including stops, but here we are, relaxing in wonderful surroundings having eaten some lovely salmon with a glass of white and a nice coffee. Fellow adventures to chat to, should we wish. The joys of caravanning.

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So, eventually, here we are at our eighteenth and final stop for two nights at Des Noires Mottes in Sangatte, ten minutes from Le Shuttle and fifteen from Calais.

It's a really nice site to end this brilliant trip; a little time to chill and reflect but mostly to sort out the 'van and car for the trip home with A&K&D. 

So, the end of this blog looms. Did I hear someone say thank goodness?

So, after picking up family, heading through the Tunnel, dropping off family plus dog plus luggage at the station, putting the 'van in storage, filling the car with clothes and stuff from the 'van, we're HOME. Phew.

Brilliant trip.