I got back from the greyhound rescue a little earlier than usual and had my breakfast.
Even though we are only away two nights, there is still quite a lot to pack in the van. Clothes of course. All the bedding. We tend to favour sleeping bags and have one each. These are more comfortable when the outside temperatures are low.
Of course, we need stuff for Reggie. His bed. His food and essentials, his noo-noo and some toys. To calm him he has a licky mat with peanut 🥜 butter.
So it was1229 when I pulled backwards off the drive. This manoeuvre do much easier with the rear camera. Molly is a little longer than Suki at 7.02 metres.
We made good progress upto Dartford. The traffic for the tunnels under the River Thames was quite heavy and we joined the queues before the A2 junction.
With everyone swapping lanes and almost three lanes of nose to nose HGV's it left only only lane for private vehicles, cars and us! Eventually after 25 minutes we were free and in the right-hand tunnel. We had already decided to skip a stop at Thurrock Moto service station. So the right most lane was best.
Progress to the A12 was pretty swift and even the two sets of roadworks didn't cause too much delay.
We had a stop at Witham for Reggie to have a pee and for us to get a coffee. It's an M&S shop, so the sandwiches were well filled!
It was just after 4pm when we checked in. The tidal causeway was low and we had no problems getting across. I would have used my brother's Go-Pro camera but the battery was almost flat.
I'll see if I can charge it for the return journey.
Once on pitch, EHU connected we set off to have a look in the shop. This site has a couple of bars and a restaurant. Reggie not allowed in any of them. Out of season there were only three other people using the bar....
Dinner was some Italian style sausages bought earlier at the weekend. Very nice and meaty washed down with Thatcher's Blood Orange Cider.
So tomorrow?
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