Tuesday 30th September 2014 – Aboard the Pont Aven

Les and Ian would like to recommend their B&B in Hythe. They stayed at The Maples Hotel where Charlotte looked after them very well and the breakfast was excellent.

This was a day of ferries. It started with the ferry from Hythe to Southampton and then continued along Cycle Route 2 to the Hamble Ferry. These boats come in a fetching shade of pink but, unfortunately, this clashes awfully with the purple of Les and Ian's BIBIC shirts. The situation was saved by keeping their hi-vis jackets on, although it must be said that the fluorescent green and yellow weren't a good match either!

Their route took them through the impressive and beautiful Tichfield Haven Nature Reserve and they soon arrived at the Portsmouth Ferry terminal. Their only complaint of the day was that the over zealous road builders had put speed bumps across the full width of the road, forcing cyclists to go over the steep and very uncomfortable humps. And that was on a dedicated cycle route.

Meanwhile we set off from Somerset in Henrietta and, after a very easy drive, arrived at the ferry terminal just half an hour after the boys. It was obvious that Brittany Ferries had done their research as the VIPs, Les & Ian, were let onto the ferry very quickly but the 2^nd class passengers, including us, had to wait another hour and a half, just minutes before the planned departure time. Needless to say, the ferry was half an hour late leaving but I am sure that it will make up the time on route.

We had plenty to catch up on with Les and Ian and this was done during the evening whilst they introduced us to the main purpose of the trip – eating and drinking.

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Photos: Ian taking the rays on the pink ferry; The Spinnaker Tower at Portsmouth as the Pont Aven sails past; "Sell, Sell" - Jane on the phone to her broker whilst trying to catch up with the boys' drinking.