My holiday

First we had to cross the Channel. On that particular day the wind was blowing very strongly. When we arrived in Dover, it was chaotic. We took the Norfolk Line to Dunkirk. The crossing normally takes 2 hours but when we arrived at the port of Dunkirk the captain could not dock the ship due to the high winds!! We then went out at sea while waiting for a tug to come and help; this lasted another two hours… Quite an adventure. It was difficult to stand up straight in the howling wind. We went straight to the first hotel we could find, it was too late (near midnight) to continue our trip. The next day was calmer and travelling through the French motorway system very pleasant. It is so much better than the roads in the UK that most of the time are congested. However, on the way back these same motorways were full of nearly mad drivers on their way to Paris. Have never seen so many cars and most of them loaded with skiing gear. It must have been the return of the hordes after a ski holiday. I believe that the French have a ’snow week’ when people are supposed to go skiing. We proceeded in our journey, drove through the Mont Blanc tunnel: what an amazing construction and in the evening arrived at La Thuile, Italy.

I had a field day in the kitchen, raided it several times and also enjoyed the good wine. But it is best if I let you browse the pictures from the gallery below. Big thanks to our friend Marta, for suggesting the trip to La Thuile. We must go again soon.