Wednesday, November 15, 2006
We spent all of October frantically selling all our furniture going to car boot sales to basically give away the rest of the stuff and pack up a few boxes to send to my Dad’s for storage. We spent the last few days sleeping and sitting on the floor as the house was devoid of furniture. The boys thought the whole episode most exciting!
We moved into the Caravan on a site in Wareham forest. We managed to get told off by the warden before we’d even got onto the pitch properly for going onto the grass opposite whilst manoeuvring – not a good start! The temperature took a dramatic down turn the first morning to -1 when we took the boys to school. The low temperatures remained for most of our stay there. After a few days we managed to suss out the caravan heating system so the coats could come off and we could get warm!
The 8 days spent there were extremely busy, Jon’s sister, Sarah, got married on the Saturday, we had last minute equipment to buy, tying up of loose ends and a whole list of people wanting to visit to say goodbye and wish us well. We also had the school run as we kept the boys in school until the day before the ferry crossing. So, all in all, a very hectic week!
The ferry crossing was fairly uneventful, the sea was thankfully calm and although the facilities for children were meagre, the boys managed to be entertained and behaved quite well. The ferry crossing did highlight the fact to us that this may not be a tour of Europe so much as a tour of Europe’s toilets with a steady stream of “I need a wee” we seemed to spend most or our time inside one.
