Date: 11th July 2018
Travelled: 214 kilometres from Canterbury, England to Villers-Bretonneux, France
Visited:
Stayed: Sir John Monash Centre car-park, toilet nearby, free. N49.88581, E02.50856
A quiet evening in the Canterbury P+R. Cars start rolling into the huge car-park being the aire about 6am. We are in no hurry this morning our train is not scheduled to depart until 6pm.
We have met so many Australian travelling this year and Canterbury P+R continue the trend. We chat to a couple from Brisbane also driving a Hymer, they have just finished 7 months touring selling their Hymer this week and delivery it tomorrow. Later another knock on the door a guy from Sydney who has been touring for several months in his motorhome as well. He is Canterbury to meet his daughter.
Anyway we finally service the Hymer and start the drive to Folkstone and the chunnel station. On arrival we are able to secure a booking on an hour earlier, so we settle down in the car-park with 90 minutes to wait. Another knock on the door this time another Hymer owner comes over for a chat. He is an interesting guy, now travelling by himself. He plans a couple of month in Germany his favourite motorhoming place (and one of ours).
Exiting in Calais some 35 minutes later, we roll out onto the A16 freeway, which soon becomes the E402 motorway. Whilst we try to avoid the tollways normally we want to be in Villers-Bretonneux tonight. So a fast run and pay the toll of โฌ17.70 it is. There is virtually no traffic, we only passing the odd truck in the 160+kilometres to Amiens, then the final 20 clicks to Villers-Bretonneux.
Michael and Pam
