Friday 24th September 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
After weeks of faffing around the big day finally arrived and we set off early for Portugal…
but not as early as these poor sods queuing for petrol at 6am; FFS Boris can’t you sort anything out?
We managed to avoid the eco-loons blocking the motorway and despite all the dire warnings the French customs guards at Dover didn’t even want to look at our vaccine passports let alone search the van for any rogue cheese and onion sandwiches or heaven forbid M&S Best Ever Sausage Rolls!
Nelly and contraband safely onboard the ferry 😉
I do hope it’s still here when we get back but you never know with Boris.
After driving 7 hours from Calais we finally arrived at Camping OnlyCamp in Tours at 7,05pm. The reception had closed at 7pm and there were no instructions on what to do if you arrived 5 minutes late. I guess we were supposed to just fuck off but as we were completely blocking the entrance a French gentleman kindly swiped us in and we were able to get a set up with electricity.
This campsite in Tours reckons it’s 4 star but I think if you don’t even provide toilet seats then you’re not even worth 2 stars
I once asked a receptionist at a very nice French campsite why there were no toilet seats and was told because they keep getting stolen! Really? Who the fuck wants to carry around a used public toilet seat in their van?
One thing the French do have though…
Petrol stations without hour long queues!