Finally managing to catch up on my blogging. Friday was a very long day, with the trip to Calais to get back to London. We did really well on the road (left Paris at 7:30) and the plan was to get a midday ferry....well, that was the plan & must have been everyone else's as there was a line up kilometres from the port. We were able to take a short cut to get there a bit quicker, but then it took over an hour to get through border security! Hundreds of people in line, but only 2 staff on duty, what the?
We finally got on the 1.35 ferry & that was ok...a 2 hr bus trip & we'd be back in London right? Wrong! Due to London Marathon. & apparently a fire on the M1 (?) we went through the suburbs & our trip turned into 4 hrs. :-( ( including a 2nd accidental sightseeing tour of very busy London, past Westminster Abbey). By 7pm we reached the tour ending hotel & had to find our way to our hotel. It was only a 2 mile walk with heavy luggage & to start with, NFI of where we were going. A taxi might have been more sensible! The saving grace for the day was getting upgraded from a standard room to an entire suite, because of the marathon bookings. It was just about was big as our house). Quote of the day by Mark "I feel like the Queen". Unfortunately I didn't get to appreciate it much, being up all night with a tummy bug (ferry food?).
Then it was time for a change of pace, so we got a train to Bedford to escape the hectic pace of London on Marathon day. Stayed at a lovely hotel on the outskirts & enjoyed a walk to a local fair, had a Lovely dinner & early night ( still recovering from the tour!) After a good sleep we headed for Wiltshire & are now having a nice stay in Highworth to explore the Cotswolds before heading to Bath & then it's all roads lead to Badminton!
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