A 5.00am start, so was the beginning of the Sat-nav schedule. We duly packed the car, a little squashed at first as items were brought which needed to travel in the caravan. Once at the storage, we quickly hitched up, transfered the items to the caravan and we were away! Our third time in France, and second time with the caravan.
Our route through the UK so three scheduled stops this time. Ferrybridge, Grantham North and Birchanger Green. It was our first time at Grantham North. Not a very impressive site, had sign posts for caravans which directed us to the car park – alas no spaces allocated for caravans? So we parked doubled up, and then a little bit more! But it was quiet, so no real problems.
Following a good drive, we arrived at the tunnel on time. Following the usual procedures we were directed to lane 12 and to our surprise, managed to squeeze onto the train just prior to our scheduled one. France, here we come a little sooner! On the train we relaxed with some food and drink and even made use of the toilets this time, quite novel!
Arriving in France, we made straight for the campsite, Bienne Assis, the same site that we used last year on our return journey. It is a very nice site situated very close to the tunnel, so is a perfect stop-over point following the UK leg of the journey. We were shown to our pitch and with the use of the mover, set the caravan up for optimal sunshine. It was a level pitch which made things easier and with only being an overnight stop, we didn’t bother with any mater management or toilet. We made use of the restaurant that evening and had a very pleasant meal and a couple of drinks. Soon however, we retired to the caravan to get an early night, as it was going to be another early start in the morning.
- Date: 16th June 2012
- Nights: 1
- Pitch #: 50.864292, 1.858685
- GPS: 50.865680, 1.856597
