Tag: Belgium

  • The Last Day!

    With only an hour to drive to Dunkirk, we felt a lot more relaxed and slept in a little, which meant even Roger Of Course I’ll Have The Large Wine Pairing Nolan didn’t feel too bad, and I (Half Size Wine Pairing Plus Swerve to Non-alcohol Pairing) felt just fine. After a final shop at…

  • English

    Another long drive today. Slightly shorter distance but a lot of traffic, roadworks and accidents causing delays. Our goal was Ypres – initially we planned to stay at the aire but it’s miles out of town so we took the very last spot at Urban Camping, 15 minutes from the Menin Gate. The main purpose…

  • Back in Belgium

    I said it would be boring from now on, and today is. Sorry.  Anyway, “luckily” the weather had turned miserable again this morning, which made us feel better about our decision to come home. We had a miserable driving day too, with traffic blockages on the German motorways, and some random decisions by our Garmin…

  • To Düsseldorf

    Reader discretion advised. Only one rabbit was harmed in the making of this posting. We woke fairly late today, we all seem to sleep better in Jones. Turns out the time cutting up Tempur-Pedic mattresses was not wasted.  Even Flynn seems to be able to lie in now. He also has a memory foam bed…

  • And they’re off!

    In a change to our usual programme, we decided to try the ferry. It was a longer drive to Dover (40 minutes rather than 20 to Folkestone) but also a fair few smackers cheaper, so we thought that it was worth a try. One downside was that we had to arrive 2 hours before our…