Italy 2018 - the whole shebang in the right order
Fri 31st Aug 2018 Drive to Dover, via Polesden Lacey, a National Trust property just south of the M25. A lovely house, spectacular gardens. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth spent their honeymoon there. When we left the rush hour was well under way. Sally took us on a devious route, down some narrow streets and through housing estates, but saved us at least 20 minutes. Arrived in Dover at 7 pm and parked on the seafront for the night, as usual Sat 1st Sept I had meant to book a ferry departing at 0900, but what I actually booked was a ferry arriving at 0900, sailing at 0600, meaning an 0400 alarm. A very smooth, sunlit crossing, and a reasonably quiet ferry. I won't bother with their breakfast next time, though At the old frontier with Belgium, previously a huge lorry park where lorries waited to clear customs (which is what Dover and the M20 will become after Brexit next year. we stopped for coffee, just 100 yards inside Belgium. Within 2 mintes there were 2 J...