The Belgium Excursion – April 2024
Having decided some time ago that we wanted to take Ziggy overseas, we had started planning in January where to go. (Booking Annual Leave is not a problem – I am the Boss, so…..) Initially we had thought of going into Normandy, but having chatted with several folks on assorted Farcebook forums etc, we decided that it was too long a haul, so elected to look closer to Calais. We also looked at crossings, and – remember we booked in January so we did get decent rates – we elected to use the Dover to Calais Ferry at £150 all in return. The Chunnel was £120 more…. The crossing time was longer but… We left Norfolk at 1310 on the Thursday afternoon and drove down via the A11, M11, M25, M2 to just outside Dover – Black Horse Campsite in Densole, a Caravan and Motorhome Club site. I chose this site as they have provision for late arrivals/ early exits. The site was clean, with a warm welcome. Just 100 metres from the site was the Black Horse Pub where we had a lovely meal – nothi...