We awoke early to a cloudy and wet morning in Rackham and after a swift breakfast, the packing was finally finalised! Putting the bike carrier on the BMW and loading the bikes is a process which we have down to a fine art. However, it still meant we became very wet as the rain intensified. All sorted and off we went towards Portsmouth driving in very heavy rain until we reached the Chichester by-pass where we could see the weather clearing from the West. Coffees were procurred en route, the BMW refilled and soon we were entering the holding area at the ferry port. Ray had received a text from Brittany Ferries warning us that the Cap Finistère was sailing 30 minutes late but we were still required to arrived at the appointed hour of 11:00 for the scheduled sailing at 11:45.
We boarded on time but cleaners were still busy so cabins were not yet accessible. No problem as we found a quiet corner to check emails and enjoy the morning’s second coffee. Quite quickly our cabin became accessible and we were able to leave our case and backpacks. A message over the Tannoy informed us that bookings were now being taken for dinner so we wandered up to Level 7 where the restaurant was situated. The LLW was not amused when she saw the length of the queue but using her legal acumen soon discovered that there was no queue for lunch so instantly decided that she was hungry now! The ship eventually left Portsmouth just as we were finishing our lunch but the announcer reassured us that the arrival time in Bilbao at 12:45 tomorrow would not be affected.
As you dear reader, are only too well aware, Rosemary’s team of unruly men always become agitated as soon as she threatens to go away on holiday and some new issue requiring urgent legal advice emerges from left field. This occasion is no different! Some audacious New Zealand company has claimed that the LLW’s contested take over target has acted illegally and that they should be able to buy shares in said target’s business at a substantial discount. Well talk about putting the cat amongst the pigeons this was more like a tiger in the Kiwi reserve!
Conference calls were held, emails flew and the LLW almost threw her brand new MS SurfacePro as the ship’s satellite internet simply could not cope with the volume of messages. It was a close call but as I write, a semblance of calm has been restored mainly due to the arrival of a cup of tea. Phew!
We boarded on time but cleaners were still busy so cabins were not yet accessible. No problem as we found a quiet corner to check emails and enjoy the morning’s second coffee. Quite quickly our cabin became accessible and we were able to leave our case and backpacks. A message over the Tannoy informed us that bookings were now being taken for dinner so we wandered up to Level 7 where the restaurant was situated. The LLW was not amused when she saw the length of the queue but using her legal acumen soon discovered that there was no queue for lunch so instantly decided that she was hungry now! The ship eventually left Portsmouth just as we were finishing our lunch but the announcer reassured us that the arrival time in Bilbao at 12:45 tomorrow would not be affected.
As you dear reader, are only too well aware, Rosemary’s team of unruly men always become agitated as soon as she threatens to go away on holiday and some new issue requiring urgent legal advice emerges from left field. This occasion is no different! Some audacious New Zealand company has claimed that the LLW’s contested take over target has acted illegally and that they should be able to buy shares in said target’s business at a substantial discount. Well talk about putting the cat amongst the pigeons this was more like a tiger in the Kiwi reserve!
Conference calls were held, emails flew and the LLW almost threw her brand new MS SurfacePro as the ship’s satellite internet simply could not cope with the volume of messages. It was a close call but as I write, a semblance of calm has been restored mainly due to the arrival of a cup of tea. Phew!
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