So with travel restrictions lifted, ferry tickets & some digs were booked, a rough idea of a route was drawn up (Cherbourg to the Pyrenees & back) and it was time for the annual biking holibob to begin.
The ferry was to depart from Portsmouth on Friday 17th July @ 07.30, which required a 06.00 check in, which meant leaving Chez Nutty @ 05.00
Therefore, a delightful Thursday night @ Chez Nutty with a delicious meal:
Alarm set for 04.10 Friday morning and away to Portsmouth we went....strangely enough, the port was quiet:
Cabins were mandatory, so we got ourselves comfy for the nearly 5 hour crossing to Cherbourg:
Masks were mandatory in all public areas:
And to be honest, there was hardly anyone on board and most services weren’t open:
But there were plenty of these around:
.....and we were orf!
Friday 17th would see us land @ Cherbourg around 13.15 local time, and then hit the motorway all the way to Saumur to meet up with Roberto for the night. He had made a late decision to travel to Sids event in Valeilles, and Nutty & I had decided that it would nice to go to Sids as well on our way to the Pyrenees.
The ferry was to depart from Portsmouth on Friday 17th July @ 07.30, which required a 06.00 check in, which meant leaving Chez Nutty @ 05.00
Therefore, a delightful Thursday night @ Chez Nutty with a delicious meal:
Alarm set for 04.10 Friday morning and away to Portsmouth we went....strangely enough, the port was quiet:
Cabins were mandatory, so we got ourselves comfy for the nearly 5 hour crossing to Cherbourg:
Masks were mandatory in all public areas:
And to be honest, there was hardly anyone on board and most services weren’t open:
But there were plenty of these around:
.....and we were orf!
Friday 17th would see us land @ Cherbourg around 13.15 local time, and then hit the motorway all the way to Saumur to meet up with Roberto for the night. He had made a late decision to travel to Sids event in Valeilles, and Nutty & I had decided that it would nice to go to Sids as well on our way to the Pyrenees.
