Hi blog fans!
After trying to update this last night and failing due to the impending drinking session, I've finaly managed to sit down and get something on "paper".
We're curently in the Chzec equivellant of the 'Ritz', and have just woke up. It's 2:30pm and we're about to go outside in the European sun for the first time.
Let me appologise for the state of this keyboard first - I keep missing keys, keys are in the wrong place and the keyboard needs GBH for it to respond to my keypresses.
A few things happened on the way here - the first thing I remember was an explosion on the opposite side of the M6... a lorry's tyre exploded and shook the car... dust everywhere. A few hours later we found ourselves in a 3 hours traffic jam on the M1 - I think it was closed off at J10 because some lorry's and cars had smashed in to each other. When we finaly got there it wasn't even anything exciting to look at. I've never seen a motorway closed before - so there's the first episode of 'sod's law' for our trip.
The next thing was the M25 - already notorious for its long queues of traffic, worsened by the fact there was another crash on it an hour or so before we arrived. The traffic stations were having a great time. After passing the dartford crossing, it got a lot easier and I drove at about 100mph in order to reach our destination on time.
The ferry was fairly cool - and a lot faster than I thought it would be... we were in Bologne-sur-mer (I'll let AK correct the spelling mistakes and place names afterwards - corrected AK) in no time. We found the hostel with relative ease, AK was driving at this point and was physicaly shaking by the time we'd found it. I don't think the piss taking and shouting that was going on in the car helped him at all :)
Not much to report in the hostel - we went out for a pizza, were treated like common muck by the French waitress and promptly went home and went to bed, after a few beers.
The following day was driving - lots of driving. Through France, Germany, Netherlands and the Chzec Republic. Today we shall feast like kings as we're just about to go out in the lovely Prague sun for som food and drinks :)
I shall let AK and Garry fill you i on the detail's I've missed.
2 comments:
so, kristof, you feel you would have killed me several times over by now eh????????
yes, you no doubt would have, and i would be led in a heap at the side of the M1 with a sign saying 'HOME'
it sounds like you are having lots of fun- but obviously missing me!
i will see you on tuesday when the fun (and moaning)will truly begin.... my mum bought me some sealable freezer bags today, so i can have a piss in my tent in the night. thoughtful.
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