Further delays on autobahn roadwork queues would add a further 30mins, so we turned up to our accommodation after 10pm. In the dark it is always a challenge finding the way into the F1 hotels, and this was no exception - first the entrance was not where the website said it would be, then the key pad on the gate was not working outside, and you had to use the inside one to open it. However we were so tired we just crashed.
The morning started with all the workers leaving early, but this helped later on as we arrived in the ferry port of Dunkirk with perfect timing to get on the 10am ferry. We crawled through the booking, and both immigration as well as two vehicle checks (aligned with the immigration booths), then turned into the channel as it started to board. (noted that there were no huge queues of either cars or lorries.
Second breakfast underway as we pulled out of the port into a very calm crossing, arriving back in Dover on time to check out the queues - huge lorry ones, but also a full lane of cars (why is this only on the UK side?).
Time to check out the shipping as we crossed over the flat sea
