The last few days we have done a lot of miles to reach our ferry port near Caen (France). We are booked on the 4.30pm to Portsmouth. We are currently sat in a really nice wine/delicatessan/bistro place having a lovely meal surrounded by bottles of wine. We plan to walk out with a few of them.

On the way through Germany, we visited Detmold. My family spent a couple of years here when I was about 9 years old and my dad was in the army. He was based at the British army camp, now long gone. I managed to find our old house, the playground we used and the location of the ‘Sally Army’ we used.



