Channel Tunnel

We started today with good intentions of leaving earlier than planned to try and get an earlier crossing so we had more time in our first French stop. This was soon scuppered by traffic heading towards the tunnel (once again sat nav did a super job of taking us on a mystery tour and avoiding a lot of it). On arrival at the Channel Tunnel, it soon became clear that everyone was heading in the same direction and that getting an earlier train wasn’t going to be likely. After popping into the terminal for a quick wee and a surprise sighting of a new Ford Explorer, which was quite nice in the flesh, we headed off to board. Although we cleared passport control fairly quickly, it all slowed right down afterwards and we sat in the boarding queue for what felt like ages, before finally getting onto the 11.36 crossing (1/2 hour later than our original booking.) yesterday evening’s sunshine had given way to typical British greyness and drizzle so we were more than ready to escape the UK!Read more