Here we go again! For those who are new to our blog, - we have called it "Truth" France, etc, etc, because it's Tim & Ruth combining in a cheesy title "TRuth". Get it!?!
Here we go again, on another holiday.
The last time we went away, I caught a touch of shingles, was side-lined for a few weeks and we had to cut short our break after just 2 days.
It was a pants experience, quite honestly.
We had made our minds up to go to Suffolk and Norfolk, as the weather was good there for the week we had available.
A visit to Great Yarmouth general hospital on day 2 confirmed shingles, all over my left eye, and eyebrow, and round the left side of my face.
The experience at that hospital was second to none! I was in, assessed, saw a doctor, and an ophthalmic department, and out in just 40 minutes with medication. It was superb!
But now, we are heading off to France, now that I am fully recovered.
A normal start to the day, as we had packed up the night before after watching an epic Wimbledon tennis final, and the cricket world cup. Tense moments throughout the afternoon!
A ferry from Dover at 10.15 am on P&O Ferries was not the best experience. The ship was overrun by noisy school kids off on summer breaks. The worst bit was a bunch of 3 boys eating breakfast on a table near to us. One of them, (I shall refrain from naming the school which was clearly emblazoned on his hoody) kept on swearing and using the only adjective in his vocabulary, - the "F" word.
Never mind. It was soon over, and by 1pm we were heading off to our first stop, just outside Bayeux, and very near to Arramanches.
We drove mostly on the auroroutes because of the time and distances involved. 250 miles or so from Calais, and it cost us about 30 Euros for the privilege of using the autoroutes. That's almost as expensive as the fuel we used to do that distance! Mind you, the van was a Class 2 on their system of peage. Pay up and look big, became my motto, especially as we crossed the Pont de Normandie and seemed to be paying for every little stage of the journey. On the plus side, we did save a whole load of time, and got to our campsite in the early evening.
It was a lovely chateau with a campsite, gites, and accommodation, - Chateau de Martragny.
Here we go again, on another holiday.
The last time we went away, I caught a touch of shingles, was side-lined for a few weeks and we had to cut short our break after just 2 days.
It was a pants experience, quite honestly.
We had made our minds up to go to Suffolk and Norfolk, as the weather was good there for the week we had available.
A visit to Great Yarmouth general hospital on day 2 confirmed shingles, all over my left eye, and eyebrow, and round the left side of my face.
The experience at that hospital was second to none! I was in, assessed, saw a doctor, and an ophthalmic department, and out in just 40 minutes with medication. It was superb!
But now, we are heading off to France, now that I am fully recovered.
A normal start to the day, as we had packed up the night before after watching an epic Wimbledon tennis final, and the cricket world cup. Tense moments throughout the afternoon!
A ferry from Dover at 10.15 am on P&O Ferries was not the best experience. The ship was overrun by noisy school kids off on summer breaks. The worst bit was a bunch of 3 boys eating breakfast on a table near to us. One of them, (I shall refrain from naming the school which was clearly emblazoned on his hoody) kept on swearing and using the only adjective in his vocabulary, - the "F" word.
Never mind. It was soon over, and by 1pm we were heading off to our first stop, just outside Bayeux, and very near to Arramanches.
We drove mostly on the auroroutes because of the time and distances involved. 250 miles or so from Calais, and it cost us about 30 Euros for the privilege of using the autoroutes. That's almost as expensive as the fuel we used to do that distance! Mind you, the van was a Class 2 on their system of peage. Pay up and look big, became my motto, especially as we crossed the Pont de Normandie and seemed to be paying for every little stage of the journey. On the plus side, we did save a whole load of time, and got to our campsite in the early evening.
It was a lovely chateau with a campsite, gites, and accommodation, - Chateau de Martragny.
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| Chateau de Martragny, Normand |
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| Chateau de Martragny, Normandy |
So sorry to hear about the shingles! 😩 and spoiling your UK holiday 😢
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