26 September – We followed the coast of Belgium to the French border and on to Dunkirk. The towns along the coast were a cross between the Gold Coast of Aussie (high rise apartments) and a British holiday resort (piers and games arcades). The beaches would be great in the summer but windswept and cold today. The ferry port is not at Dunkirk but about 10 kms south near Gravelines. We parked with 20 other campervans in an “Aires” on the waterfront at Gravelines overlooking the harbour of mainly fishing boats. We walked into the village but unfortunately the square was dug up for road works. This was our last night in “Lefty”. A bit sad actually!!
27 September – We boarded the ferry for our 10:00am sailing. The trip took 2 hours and was very smooth. In England (carefully staying on the left side of the road), we followed the M20, M25 and A3 to Warsash on the Solent, where we are staying with Denise and Ian McGregor for 2 nights. A good night having a catch up.
28 September – Denise and Ian went to work and we used their washing machine etc and gave “Lefty” a thorough clean and air out. Fortunately it was a beautiful hot sunny day so everything is nice and dry. It took longer than we thought it would but we had time for a great little last ride on our bikes thru the lanes and roads in this area. We went to a nice restaurant with Denise and Ian for our last night in this part of the world.
29 September – We drove the 40kms to the storage place where “Lefty” will be stored for the winter. Our taxi was waiting for us for the 90 minute trip to Heathrow and the long tedious trip home. Our flight was with Lufthansa, with stops at Frankfurt, Singapore and Christchurch. Our family were waiting at the airport and we spent some time catching up with them and seeing how tall the grandkids were getting!!
“Lefty” is sold so this will be our last extended tour of Europe. We have spent 11 months in Europe over 2 summers, driven 32,000kms and visited 17 countries. Quite a trip!! We are now looking forward to our next little adventure.
27 September – We boarded the ferry for our 10:00am sailing. The trip took 2 hours and was very smooth. In England (carefully staying on the left side of the road), we followed the M20, M25 and A3 to Warsash on the Solent, where we are staying with Denise and Ian McGregor for 2 nights. A good night having a catch up.28 September – Denise and Ian went to work and we used their washing machine etc and gave “Lefty” a thorough clean and air out. Fortunately it was a beautiful hot sunny day so everything is nice and dry. It took longer than we thought it would but we had time for a great little last ride on our bikes thru the lanes and roads in this area. We went to a nice restaurant with Denise and Ian for our last night in this part of the world.
29 September – We drove the 40kms to the storage place where “Lefty” will be stored for the winter. Our taxi was waiting for us for the 90 minute trip to Heathrow and the long tedious trip home. Our flight was with Lufthansa, with stops at Frankfurt, Singapore and Christchurch. Our family were waiting at the airport and we spent some time catching up with them and seeing how tall the grandkids were getting!!
“Lefty” is sold so this will be our last extended tour of Europe. We have spent 11 months in Europe over 2 summers, driven 32,000kms and visited 17 countries. Quite a trip!! We are now looking forward to our next little adventure.
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