1/9/2010
Flag on the ferry
Ellen, Lucy and I went on holiday to France this summer, the trip itself was in good but also pretty bad. It was a make or break holiday. Anyway, we left at 6.30am and set off for Dover, the drive was easy except for when we got to the Dartford bridge and we were queuing for absolutely ages! Going over the bridge was fun though, but I always get worried on long bridges/ in long tunnels that they will break and ill either drown or plummet into the water and then drown, but luckily it didn't happen that day. We got to Dover and hour and a half early so paid £10 to switch our tickets and caught an earlier ferry.
Goodbye England! - The white cliffs of Dover
Lucy and I were both really nervous about going on the ferry, the last time I went on a ferry was when I was 12, and I spent the whole 2 hour journey feeling like my stomach was trying to make a dash for the emergency exit - that exit being my mouth! Lucy has also had a similarly retch inducing experience. But all our worrying was for nothing, the crossing was smooth and was really sunny outside so we stood on the deck for a bit and got blown about by the wind.
Best illustrative picture of the wind
Calm seas
After we trundled of the ferry and onto dry land, I had more to worry about.. driving on the correct side of the road! This was really scary and Ellen and Lucy were really nice about my driving, not even yelling at me when we had a couple of near misses with other cars. Driving on - what to me is - the wrong side of the road, turned out to be pretty simple, just follow all the other drivers and everything seems to work out ok, the only exception to this rule being roundabouts.. then its a case of looking for a gap and praying you can execrate fast enough to join the mad scramble.
L'Hermitage, Vernon
After a peaceful 4 hour drive we arrived at Vernon, where we were staying for 2 nights on before we continued on to La Mothe Achard which was another 4 hours drive west. We stayed at a beautiful B&B called L'Hermitage, where we stayed in a suite and all felt very important. The room was huge and next morning we were told breakfast was served in our rooms, so we were all eagerly awaiting 9am and the breakfast bell.
The inside and outside of The Birds Suite
I too agree with you, France is the one of the better option for holiday trips, i have travelled by ferries in France a lot with my office deals, I can suggest if you are looking for any cheap ferry travel with your family, you can select France ferries trip,otherwise if you want any much information you can visit cheap ferries to france site Hoverspeed it will give you a huge info..
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David.
Hey! Thanks for sharing these great photos. Yes, France is the favourite destination for a great vacation. And the huge number of ferry operators have really really made it easier to travel between the ports of England and France. These photos really prove that you'll have a great experience travelling by ferries.
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