Back to England

We stayed in Ameins just in car park in the town. Mum and Dad walked in the Notre Dame-Ameins-Catherdral. It was lit up in the dark and they said it was an amazing gothic Catherdral. When we all went the next day we thought it was very similar in the Notre Dame Paris. It had lots of Gargolyes and Statues on the front of the two bell towers. The doors had huge decorated arches above them. There were some huge Glass windows inside the Catherdral but most of them were clear. There were plaques for the Anzac’s in one part. The back exterior was under restoration so we couldn’t see it.


There was some cool Music, Art and other shops in Ameins. We walked through a clothing market and went into a Fresh Produce market in a Food hall. There was a Mall as well and we had a look around there.

We drove to some of the ‘Aires’ on the Coast that we had stayed at in the summer. It was raining so we drove further towards Calais. We had a night on the cliffs and spent the next day doing nothing. We had our last shop in France and got some of the things that are cheap and good in France like Pate, Cheese and lot’s of Wine. We had our last bite of French Baguettes and Cheese. Mum had booked the 1o’clock (in the morning) ferry but we arrived earlier and got an Earlier crossing to Dover. While waiting at the Dock a small Van full of 10 drunk Lithuinians parked waiting behind us.

We left the continent at midnight and had a smooth, fast crossing back to England. We watched ‘The Jungle Book’ which got quite boring after the first five minutes. We parked on the Marine Parade in Dover.

We had an interesting experience in a Tesco Supermarket with all the people speaking English again and all the products with English labels! We went to a Motorhome dealer in Canterbury for a quote who explained different options how we can sell our Motorhome. We decided we’d try going to go back to the dealer we bought it from in Northhampton. We drove to Herne Bay on the North sea where the Thames finishes. The sun was out but it was cold. The water was brown and the beach was stones with walls going out to sea to stop erosion. There were little huts all different colours along the beach. We decided to walk to the library. It was much further than we had thought it was and we ended up walking more than 10kms. There were a lot of people using the library and we were asked if we were there for the homework club.

The next day Mum and Thomas went back to the library. They did a little shopping on the ‘High Street’ and got a jacket at a Charity Shop. There was a really neat ‘Witch’ shop with incense, candles and spell making ingredients. The lady was very happy to explain what the different things were. Mum got a purple beeswax candle for success in legal matters and some charcoal disks and dried lavender. Mum wanted to meet up with her Uni friends Fiona and Robyn. It got dark very early while we drove around London and under the river Thames. We got to Robyn and Jule’s place and parked next to the stable. There was a lot of mud everywhere. Jule’s had cooked a Beef Cassserole and Christmas pudding and Robyn’s lemon cake. Robyn told us stories of practical jokes at University. It was nice to see Fiona again and we had never met Robyn but we like her. We watched some TV until late then had a good sleep. Fiona and Flossie were nice and warm in their little Peugeot. When we went in the house in the morning we had nice hot showers and Porridge and our dirty washing was clean and folded. Jules took us on a tour of their every own graveyard. It was very interesting and a little creepy. Robyn rode two of her horses in the Dressage arena. The girls had a little ride as well. We had dinner in a Tesco car park then stayed on a street opposite a special hospital in Ampthill. We drove to Gary at ’Heart of England’ motor homes. We watched a movie while Mum and Dad talked inside. After Gary looked in our Motorhome we left. Mum and Dad decided they wanted to sell the Motorhome with Gary. We went to the same Shopping we bought the Satnav/GPS and had dinner. We stayed in Warwick at the St. Nicholas Park where we before in summer.

We went to Warwick Castle the next day. We had our Merlin Passes so it was ‘free’. The grounds were quiet and empty. There weren’t any outdoor shows cause it was too cold. The actors really made the day special and the castle’s history come alive. There were little details that we noticed differently from last time like secret doors. We took the Ghost tour and dressed up in the Princess tower. The view of Warwick was spectacular from the tallest tower. It is a very historic town and all the old houses are crooked.