Saturday, October 29, 2011

Ferry Journey to Dover From Calais

We landed from Caen, drove to Paris, now, we wanted to see the cliffs of Dover and also Ian Fleming's house, the creator of James Bond, Agent 007. We caught a glimpse of also the original Radar system put up before the Battle of Britain.

The journey from Portsmouth into Caen is French owned, but this return journey is ran by British P&O. This port is amazing, 660 lanes for loading onto ferries to all over Europe! This is view from our trusty vehicle.

The view out one deck below us, container trucks and goods bound for the UK from greater Europe.

The view after an hour of cross channel sailing. The setting sun in the background gives a nice pink tint to the view. The fore decks are closed due to the cold weather, so we can only take the pictures of the white chaulk cliffs from the stern area. Wind is really cold as the cold spell crossed the Atlantic blew over us. Gulls fluttered and decked the pristine clear blue sky. Amazing view after we crossed the breakwaves.

Spectacular view, thats worth the other 4 hours drive back home. This trip, we have traversed from the southern tip of England to the northernmost tip of the northern coast of Inverness, Scotland, now, travelling from Dover to Bristol! Talking about measuring the country!