Yesterday we docked on time at Ouistreham but there was an hour delay getting through customs and passport control. Nothing to do with EES as there was no attempt to use facial recognition or fingerprint checking. The upshot was that having expected to leave the port at 07:30, it was 08:30 before we left.
Eventually we were on our way and after heavy traffic around Caen we were soon paying the tolls and making very good progress down the autoroute network. For the first part of the journey Rosemary joined a Stafford Board meeting via MS teams, which worked perfectly until close to the end when she was unceremoniously ejected as someone had put s time limit on the meeting and when it overran nobody told Microsoft!
The intention had been to stop at a service station near Alencon for the meeting but the delay at the port of Ouistreham put an end to that
Soon after the meeting ended we did have a pit stop to change drivers and to purchase coffee and croissants. After we left the autoroute network there was some heavy traffic but no delays and about 14:00 we were crossing to the Ile de Re on the bridge from La Rochelle.
Upon arrival at our destination of Les Bois Flottais in Le. Bois Plage en Re we discovered we were a few minutes early before reception opened for the afternoon. However, we soon had the keys to our apartment and everything was unloaded from the X3. We have stayed at this hotel 2 or 3 times before but this is the first time we have booked the apartment or studio as they refer to it. It is very nice and perfect for our needs
Having settled in to the apartment we visited the local Carrefour and purchased the immediate necessities before resting in our small but perfectly formed garden.
A walk down to the beach, which was quite busy since it had reached 35C today, and it was time for dinner at our residence.
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