Home again

What a beautiful day it has been today and we have spent it travelling home from France in the car. It was a trip of two halves.

France gave us quiet empty roads, the only traffic if any note was around Rouen and Calais

Heighten security at Eurotunnel. Whilst we have seen troops on the ground before, it’s been a while. Sad times we are living in right now

Arriving at Folkestone is always a shock, the roads are so busy with vehicles coming off the Eurotunnel and joining the traffic coming up from Dover, but it seemed especially busy today.  The roads around the Dartford Crossing were heaving as usual not helped by reports of animals in the road! We didn’t see any.  Add to that, the M11 being closed for the weekend around Harlow which meant going further along the M25 and heading up the A1(M).  The 25 was very congested and when we finally got to the A1 there was a three car crash southbound around Stevenage which of course caused tailbacks northbound with everyone rubber necking!!!! So our just under two hour uk leg, took three. Still we got home safely and by the time we’d had a cup of tea all was well.

I think I am going to have to give in and agree to travel the return journey later in the day so as to save the stress of the increased traffic. I do dislike travelling at night but it does have its advantages.

I’ll be back tomorrow with a bit of knitting. I’ve not really managed a whole lot this last two weeks but I do have a finished project and the start of another