Surprise start to this holiday β we got away at the time we wanted. We aimed for a start and we were all set to go for around Uneventful journey. We took the easy route through Lincoln and then Newark and then A1 for most of the rest of the way. Our first stop was on the A1 but all I did was give Ellie a walk for a toilet break. I stopped at a Shell garage in Bedfordshire I think to get some gas. Eventually, I went into the shop and the guy behind the counter said to keep trying.
The pump is not used much and it can take a while for the gas to come through. Worth remembering that because eventually, the gas started to flow. We got to the site, checked in and picked a decent spot on the grass in the centre of the site. Retirement has its perks. We had a tea of lamb chops β delicious as ever. We need to get a reasonably early start in the morning.
It should be just under 2 hours but the M25 can soon put paid to that so we need to allow for possible delays. Crossing is around I wanted a reasonably early start in case of hold-ups on the M So Dud woke up and saw that the time said so she decided to get up β but it was only actually She thanked me for it!
The M25 was free flowing so there were no hold ups. M20 had some 50mph sections but traffic was moving β at least, on our side β there were a couple of spells of standing traffic on the other side. Only a couple of years ago, the M20 was an awful stretch of road. The surface was awful and there were lots of nasty pot holes but they are now spending a fair bit of money on it and, I suspect, in a couple of years, it will be a good road.
We got to the tunnel and were offered an earlier crossing β which we accepted. We got to the holding area and almost immediately our letter was called so we were virtually straight through.
