greetings from the middle of the Irish sea!
An 0600 wake up call is not to everyones' taste, but todays' schedule was the most crucial- as we had to get to Fleetwood by 0930 to catch the ferry to Larne in Northern Ireland.
We arrived with time to spare and met some very friendly people (stand upRoger, Dave, Margaret and Glennys) pointing laughing chatting and taking photos of the Botch Mobille! OH and there was free coffee, bonus!!!
After checking in we went through the security checks and in typical fashion, John was the only one of the team to get frisked- we recon its the shifty eyes (or the security guard fancied him!)
The ferry left at about 1100 by which time we were nicely settling into complimentary large coffees' and possibly the finest full English breakfast I have ever had (fried egg, 2 or 3 rashers of Irish bacon, 2 sausages, 2 black puddings, fried bread, baked beans, tomatoes, toast and croissants...phew!!!) all of which is included in the price of the ticket. I am told there is a free dinner nearer the end of the sailing, which, if breakfast was anything to go by is going to be fantastic :-)
Now settling into a quiet 6 or 7 hours sail so... feet up, book out, chat to more friendly people and geneerally chill out until we dock, then down to Belfast and registation!
Untill the next blog,
stay groovy and don't work too hard ;-)
Phil, Ev and Figs
An 0600 wake up call is not to everyones' taste, but todays' schedule was the most crucial- as we had to get to Fleetwood by 0930 to catch the ferry to Larne in Northern Ireland.
We arrived with time to spare and met some very friendly people (stand upRoger, Dave, Margaret and Glennys) pointing laughing chatting and taking photos of the Botch Mobille! OH and there was free coffee, bonus!!!
After checking in we went through the security checks and in typical fashion, John was the only one of the team to get frisked- we recon its the shifty eyes (or the security guard fancied him!)
The ferry left at about 1100 by which time we were nicely settling into complimentary large coffees' and possibly the finest full English breakfast I have ever had (fried egg, 2 or 3 rashers of Irish bacon, 2 sausages, 2 black puddings, fried bread, baked beans, tomatoes, toast and croissants...phew!!!) all of which is included in the price of the ticket. I am told there is a free dinner nearer the end of the sailing, which, if breakfast was anything to go by is going to be fantastic :-)
Now settling into a quiet 6 or 7 hours sail so... feet up, book out, chat to more friendly people and geneerally chill out until we dock, then down to Belfast and registation!
Untill the next blog,
stay groovy and don't work too hard ;-)
Phil, Ev and Figs
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