Famous Last Words!

While Rosie went off to her first Welsh lesson, we packed our bags and made ready to leave  later in the afternoon for the ferry. Before that there was a pleasant lunch in the garden under sunny skies. An added bonus was being able to see several red kites in action.
The drive down to Portsmouth was long and after paying over £6 for two cappuchinos we came out of the services to find that the rear window of the car was half open. Tried to close it but it got stuck completely open. Managed to cover it with a blanket weighed down with the umbrella stand that Jill had given us. "At least it's not raining", says I. Talk about tempting providence ...... all along the A34, the rain just teemed down. Arrived in Portsmouth 10 minutes before the supermarker closed so I did a quick scoot around picking up some cold meat, cheese, fruit and a Hovis. Not much of an meal but it was the best we could do given that we couldn't leave a loaded car.

Managed to get some sleep on the overnight crossing. This time we were wise to the disembarkation problems and asked to park on a lower inside deck. A car with an open window exposed to the elements served as a good excuse.
BMW in Le Havre were great. They managed to pull up the window and firmly tape it in place. Had another picnic en route while looking forward to a good evening meal to celebrate our wedding anniversary.
Our hotel in St Poncey in the Massif Central was simple but in a pretty village and the food was good. And an apéritif in the sun on the terrace was a plus.
Arrived home the next day in lovely sunny weather, more than happy to be back.