journey - great trek south
Sat 28 Jul 1979
Ben Millingen
Ben Millingen
6.00 am sees
setting off on the great trek south (incorporating
second breakdown of Austin Maxi). Hit Chez Ben before 10 & then towards
Tony's where we got lost because his map was crappy. Repacked cars - unfair
amounts heaped into the Crab while Julian kept his roof-rack hidden. After
driving round a roundabout 37 times, Nick eventually found the way to the
Hoverport where we arrived after a brief interlude for beer. From the
Hoverport we went to ... the ferry ... The super-smooth Griffiths hovercraft
booking scheme got us on an enormous hovercraft with a funnel ?! The drive
from Calais was smooth until midnight and then ...