Last leg to home

Friday 24th June

Jacki and Philip registered our proxy votes for us, but our two didn't make a difference.  We are very disappointed and sad that we are going to be leaving Europe.  We have a very close bond with it.  We also wonder how it will affect our children and our grandchildren.

But in another sense, we are leaving Europe - in fact we are almost home.  Travelled this morning to a favourite site at Licque and did our shopping to take home on the way in Lumbres, then spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing.

Saturday 25th June

Another lovely sunny morning and as we didn't need to leave the site till around 10, I went and had a swim in the pool here.  On our last visit, 2 years ago, the owner was busy renovating the pool - now we could appreciate all his hard work.  I did tell him so.

We arrived at Eurotunnel about 10.35, in good time for our 11.20 crossing and at the first booth we came to, we entered the booking reference that the Camping & Caravanning Club had sent us by email.  It wasn't recognised!  Oh dear - tried again.  (Fortunately there were other booths for other vehicles to go to - very frustrating when someone in front of you takes for ever!)  Still no luck, so John pressed the button for assistance.  A very pleasant lady said wait a few moments and she would send us an 'Exit' so that we could go to the building for her to sort us out - a printed Exit card came out of the machine.  So the barrier lifted and we drove over to her.  She kept trying, using our name and the ref. number, to no avail, but said that our ref. no. should begin with a 3 - and it didn't.  Then another lady came out of the office, triumphant - she had found us.  We were not Williams, but Camping Car Williams!!  So we were given the correct reference and off we went to start again.  No - it didn't accept that either and the machine told us that we were now too late for the 11.20.  Ggggrrrr.  Anyway, another call to the help desk and she did the job for us - out came the boarding card and the barrier lifted.  Phew!

The delay gave us 7 minutes to go the shop and we were pleased to find some more 'wonky bottle' wine for the Haynes' and then went to board the train.  It left at 12.05, so soon we were on our way back to the UK.

Home again, we are facing the unpacking and piles of washing - and remembering what an amazing trip we have had.  The weather has been a dampener at times, but the beautiful sunshine outweighs all that.

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