Bacchus
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Channel crossing booked for tomorrow, I opted for the tunnel based on
a) The exciting prospect of returning home with more crew than I leave with
b) Price.
b)is the biggy if I am honest, and time is not so much of an issue for me as I am not working at the moment; actually that's not strictly true, I am two thirds of my way through my first novel, which is much harder work than I thought it would be, and am aiming to finish it in the South of France so - the cruise plan is that I leave tomorrow, work my way at a leisurely pace down to meet Lady Bacchus in Toulouse next Tuesday, we will cruise around the South for a couple of weeks hoping to stay in some of the midi-towns, maybe a boat trip on the canal, the Pyrenees, and some of the towns on the Mediterranean coast, possibly treating ourselves to some posh hotels there.
Lady B will fly back a couple of weeks later, and I will determine how much fun I am having and how much work I am getting done and make my plans from then.
The first big change of plan is that I am supposed to be in Yorkshire right now dropping the moggy off with my ageing mum - great fun, I never know which is the Littlest old Lady, the mother or the mog, however number one son asked if he could stay in my house with a couple of his uni mates(!) for a few days whilst I am away, so a little bit of negotiation and we now have a house/cat sitter and are excused an 800 mile round trip. This of course gives me an unexpected two free days, so I have unpacked and repacked the van, and am now itching to do more fettling. Also dithering as to whether to start packing extra stuff; I'd already decided not to take a gennie as I have fitted an inverter for female hair things, but should I take it anyway? What would happen if I run out of electricity? Should I take a load of DVDs? Should I go and buy loads of food (even though I am going to FRANCE Oh Please!), should I take a bucket for crying out loud!!!!! Why would I want a bucket? Too much time, too much time!
I will try and post a few ramblings on this forum, partly in the hope that some people may enjoy reading a bit of travel dialogue, but, if I am honest with myself, more because I am a compulsive writer and I hope to enjoy writing it
The title is obviously an adaptation of M Scott Peck's "The road less traveled", not because I think this will be a voyage of introspection and self-discovery, but because squillions of people drive down to South of France...
(PS, not sure whether this is the best bit of the forum for this kind of post, but couldn't see a "travelogue/blog" section... hint... hint...)
a) The exciting prospect of returning home with more crew than I leave with
b) Price.
b)is the biggy if I am honest, and time is not so much of an issue for me as I am not working at the moment; actually that's not strictly true, I am two thirds of my way through my first novel, which is much harder work than I thought it would be, and am aiming to finish it in the South of France so - the cruise plan is that I leave tomorrow, work my way at a leisurely pace down to meet Lady Bacchus in Toulouse next Tuesday, we will cruise around the South for a couple of weeks hoping to stay in some of the midi-towns, maybe a boat trip on the canal, the Pyrenees, and some of the towns on the Mediterranean coast, possibly treating ourselves to some posh hotels there.
Lady B will fly back a couple of weeks later, and I will determine how much fun I am having and how much work I am getting done and make my plans from then.
The first big change of plan is that I am supposed to be in Yorkshire right now dropping the moggy off with my ageing mum - great fun, I never know which is the Littlest old Lady, the mother or the mog, however number one son asked if he could stay in my house with a couple of his uni mates(!) for a few days whilst I am away, so a little bit of negotiation and we now have a house/cat sitter and are excused an 800 mile round trip. This of course gives me an unexpected two free days, so I have unpacked and repacked the van, and am now itching to do more fettling. Also dithering as to whether to start packing extra stuff; I'd already decided not to take a gennie as I have fitted an inverter for female hair things, but should I take it anyway? What would happen if I run out of electricity? Should I take a load of DVDs? Should I go and buy loads of food (even though I am going to FRANCE Oh Please!), should I take a bucket for crying out loud!!!!! Why would I want a bucket? Too much time, too much time!
I will try and post a few ramblings on this forum, partly in the hope that some people may enjoy reading a bit of travel dialogue, but, if I am honest with myself, more because I am a compulsive writer and I hope to enjoy writing it
The title is obviously an adaptation of M Scott Peck's "The road less traveled", not because I think this will be a voyage of introspection and self-discovery, but because squillions of people drive down to South of France...
(PS, not sure whether this is the best bit of the forum for this kind of post, but couldn't see a "travelogue/blog" section... hint... hint...)