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| Lost in France just made it back before dark |
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| Tension mounts |
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| Pool day |
I am of the opinion that the North West of England is the best area to live in the UK .
There are however a couple of tweaks that would make it even better .The first is move Wembley Stadium to the Midlands ,or rather rebuild it in the Midlands
The second is more tricky but if we could nudge the whole of the British Isles 285 miles South and align Hull with Calais taking the Channel Tunnel with it that would be the icing on the cake.
Rochdale to Folkstone is a pain in the arse and I admit to being jealous of folk who live less than 100 miles from the Tunnel.
To ease the pain we decided or rather I decided to book the 5.30 am Eurostar train and leave at 10 pm on Monday 15th June driving through the night.
As it was my idea I will take the credit and pat myself on the back as it was a bloody good one . I will even go so far as to say it is the only way to make this journey by car in under 6 hrs with stops.
The only problem is possible motorway closures for maintenance but diversions will be traffic free.It was our first time through the tunnel and we were both impressed.
We arrived in France just after 7 am French time having been awake all night and having covered 290 miles . We were heading towards Colmar on the French/German border but didn't hold out much chance of making it as it is a full days drive.
We hit the toll road and Jackie got some change ready for the first pay booth.
Ouch we had covered less than 100 miles and it was 22 Euros seeing we had a journey of 400 miles 88 euros could be better spent .
The sat nav was reset and we hit the countryside. This area of France I find a bit boring but once off the motorway the roads were enjoyable , Jackie took over the driving and the miles and time passed
quickly.It looked like we would make our destination Plombiers les Bains not far from Colmar and in Tour de France Country.
Just under 700 miles had been covered when we arrived at our first camp-site L'Hermitage and the journey had been really really easy.
Most of the camping I have done over the last few years has been on a motorbike and when packing the realization that I could take a pillow chairs a table and even a wok, hiking boots,
,air beds, the list goes on and on , put a big grin on my face.
Recently I have noticed I have become attached to various possessions , I don't know when this started , maybe an age thing maybe the growth of the bargain shop selling low quality goods or the
sophistication of advertising selling over priced goods . Anyway two items have fitted into this category recently the first a pair of Keen walking sandals , superb !
And then the new tent . £499.99 for a 4 man polyester cotton tent with footprint and carpet .It oozes quality ha ha.
Every detail thought about and made to a high standard,easy to put up, I am attached . The only thing I would say is that I am glad there is two of us,not four.
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| Recipe of the day |
1 chorizo
1 cup of rice
1 tin of tomatoes
Dice and boil the potatoes till cooked
boil the rice
slice and fry chorizo in a little oil in a wok or large pan
drain rice and potatoes combine with chorizo add can of tomatoes and eat .
tastes better outside!
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