Tony Jones Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 ... in a few minutes, to Dover. We'll spend to night behind the Premier Inn, then we're SUPPOSED to be on the 08.15 tomorrow. Seafrance have had a strike Fri/Sat, effects still lingering, but website is saying to turn up as normal, they're booking people on other carriers. But it may be sorted by morning eh? Visiting friends at Serre Chevalier (in the Alpes), then on to Provence "proper," back Sunday 18th. May log on occasionally to see if you're all behaving though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Safe journey Tony. Bas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky 8 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Hope all goes well for you Tony, Safe journey, enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tof Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Have lots of fun Tony and may the Lord be with you! Tof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupert123 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Tony Jones - 2010-04-04 4:32 PM ... in a few minutes, to Dover. We'll spend to night behind the Premier Inn, then we're SUPPOSED to be on the 08.15 tomorrow. Seafrance have had a strike Fri/Sat, effects still lingering, but website is saying to turn up as normal, they're booking people on other carriers. But it may be sorted by morning eh? Visiting friends at Serre Chevalier (in the Alpes), then on to Provence "proper," back Sunday 18th. May log on occasionally to see if you're all behaving though! Returning from France in January, Seafrance on strike but we did not even know until they gave us tickets for P&O all seemed to work fine with no delay so have a good trip and do not worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Decorator Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Blow me Tony you're always away, I suppose its the one day a week job where its easy to gather a few 'freebee' days that very soon add up to a fortnight away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayjsj Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Give him a break ! Easter is his busiest weekend of the year. have a great time, and i hope the ferry runs OK. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhorsf Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Have a nice time good luck with the ferry and safe journey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 We turned up at Dover as instructed, at check-in time for the 08.15 on Easter Monday. The SeaFrance strike was still on so they offered us a choice: Norfolk Line sailing at 10.00 or pop round to Folkestone and they'd transfer us to Le Shuttle. Bit of a no-brainer - we'd have booked LeShuttle this time for the speed, if it hadn't been so darned expensive, so since SF were kindly offering to pay I bit their hand off. Ended up disembarking at exactly the same time we would've done from the SF ferry. Took two days to Serre Chevalier, using the toll roads and putting my foot down (but took a lovely break at Monsieur Laval's France Passion place at Bligny, where he makes real Champagne. http://www.y-laval.fr/ So good, we bought a couple of bottles). Last section of the journey was AWESOME - over the Col du Lautaret. Snow-covered landscape, clear blue sky, beautiful. After a brief time with our friends, on into Provence. More detail of the places we visited, and pictures, later, if anyone wants it. Not being TV motorhomers, we only heard on Thursday about (a) the volcanic ash/air transport crisis and (b) a 10-day-old French railway strike (wondered why the Aires at stations had been so peaceful!). Came back more gently, allowing 4 days from Fontaine de Vaucluse to Calais. We were booked on the 23.00 last night, whcih was on time, and arrived home at 01.30 BST today. Brilliant trip all round. Thoroughly relaxed now and ready for anything -but I'd better not say that too loudly, He's listening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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