First sorry this is a week late but got caught for a weeks car transporting so out all week and this is the first chance I have had to post the diary.
Shipped out three sundays ago from Portsmouth to La Harve on lucky dip lines with these two
After a couple of beers on the ferry landing in the morning and waited for the pilot cat. As the boat on the trailer is 3.4m wide shes a cat 2 load so ■■■■■■ and no motorway or peage.
So off over the pont normandy
not to far to go
After 4 hours stopped for a coffee here
nice clear roads
A bit of congestion through the town as there is a 17 tonner parked after 10 mins of blocking the town the pilot gets it moved and were on the road again
After another 4 hours pulled in here for the night the pilot driver chooses the stops as he has to find a hotel close by as we don’t double up. some of the guys now hav bunks in the back of their vans.
After a good 9 hrs driving pulled in another routier where we met an on time driver who goes by the nickname of doris, drank far to much and a good meal off to Port Grimuld the next day
Arrived just before lunch so unstrapped her and went for a leisurlly lunch myself
Now with only the small boat said goodbye to tje pilot and off to cap farrat, arrived about 1900 hrs on the wed night, bank holiday on thursday so park at the marina and have a tour around.
After walking several miles and sampling the local beverages friday morning arrives up early and get the boat unwrapped ready
They moved this one first then mine.
Once done hitched to the trailer and off to St Jean de Losnge just south of Dijon. After a over night at the side of the road
Arrived at the marina about 1000 hrs on Saturday the good thing about marinas is they are free, secure with showers, toilets and usually a bar. All in All a nice place to park for the wekend
Next time I will bring a fishing rod
The crane we will be using on Monday
After a good weekend loaded and set off with the pilot to la Harve again 3.4 wide
Stopped overnight at the center routier at orleans which was packed so had to park in a bus stop but after a very good meal set off the next day for La Harve. As there is a ban time from 11.30 till 1400 stopped in the Center Routier at La Harve for Lunch
Then on the boat back to portsmouth
Once off the ferry drove an hour to chichester marina and tipped the following morning
Once tipped back to the yard and home. Shipping out to alicate next week will try and get some pics
