Wednesday, 16 April 2025

Tuesday 15th April 2025 – Home, Somerset, England

Camping Saint Louis is less than half an hour’s drive from the Channel Tunnel terminal at Coquelles. We arrived at the terminal quite early and were offered a shuttle 30 minutes than we had booked – very handy! We listened to the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 this morning and heard the weather forecast. Apparently the good weather that the UK have been experiencing is finishing today with rain and unsettled conditions promised for at least a week. They are obviously expecting us!
Operation Brock had been implemented on the M20. This system is designed to ease pressure on the Calais port at exceptionally busy times such as the Easter holiday period. The result was that the eastbound carriageway was closed completely and the westbound carriageway had contraflow with two lanes in each direction. There was a 50 mph speed limit for many miles and the traffic was dense. When we got to the M25, there was another long stretch of 50 mph speed limit for no apparent reason. All very frustrating and such a contrast to the quiet stretches of good roads in Spain and France.
It rained for some of the journey back but, fortunately, not when we were loading the car at the motorhome storage nor when we were unloading the car at home. It was good to be home after a very enjoyable sojourn.
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