Old People meandering around Europe by train & ferry

When talking to people about my ability to speak French I often mention my cycling trip to France in 1972.

As I mentioned in my post of August 12th last year we are going to the south of France this May.

This is a retrospective report (by 7 years) of a very successful & happy trip we took in April & May 2017.

This was our first Big Bus Trip - and we decided to go to the English East Coast back in September 2021.

One of our trips that comes up a lot in both conversation and on Mastodon is the six week trip we made for our 25th Wedding Anniversary in September 2002.

I'm writing this in the heat of an August day in 2024 and I'm thinking about our possible travels during 2025.

First a note about names: We - that's my wife (who I'll call Sacha for now) decided to take our daughter (who here I'll call Kasa) to London for a day out.

I was awake before the ferry docked at Harwich, but that wasn't a problem as it gave me time to reflect and get my bearings.

My phone has been misbehaving - so I took the drastic step of transferring the Interrail passes to my wife's phone.

That was an entertaining half hour!

In my Top Travel Tips I suggested that drawing helps to build memories more than photographs do.

After last night's Italian I had indigestion in the night again and subsequently am really tired today - it's a good job that today was going to be straightforward It was rather odd that the station at Binz had so few seats - there were constantly people…

We got up at a sensible time today and at breakfast I found the croissants!

Yesterday evening we eat in a burger place, it was just fine - not too much and not too expensive.

We've organised and been on several trips, travelling independently by train and ferry.

We had a decent lie in this morning knowing that there was nothing specific to get up for and breakfast was available until 11.

We knew that we didn't have to rush out this morning so we took our time and had a bit of a lie in, and a slow breakfast.

Slept very well but it was hot, at silly o'clock I found a fan in the corner of the room and set it running which helped a lot.

We both slept really badly last night - I'm putting my night down to the Schnitzel - and I've had a grumbly stomach all day.

Yesterday evening's meal was a simple pizza and pasta affair in a side street restaurant - cheap, filling and satisfying - just right for old, tired bodies.

I had a mixed night in the Schulz Hotel - I woke up with a nosebleed which is bad enough, but then it's a case of trying to prevent the bed looking like it's been slept in by a serial axe-murderer!

I slept better last night than I have in ages!

After a rotten night's sleep we were awake and had the coffee machine on before our B&B host had delivered breakfast.

We had a really good meal at Casa Di Papi yesterday evening followed by their homemade Limoncello - I rarely drink alcohol so it was a bit of a surprise (in a good way!)

We had a generally good night on The Pride of Hull although inexplicably I had an upset stomach in the night.

I suffer from situational anxiety - it's related solely to going away on trips from home.

Today counts as a success!

We are slowly being able to do the mammoth 6 week long #Interrail trip that we planned and booked just as Covid hit the world.

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