11 – 16 April 2019 Bilbao / Poole

Nice steady drive to the port. No problems checking in. Just a quick search of the van by the Guardia Civil. Got a good parking position on the boat (last on, first off). Sailing not too bad, just a slight swell until about 2.00 am then it was so smooth it was as if the boat was parked up. Had an excellent meal in the restaurant which was reasonably priced then spent the rest of the evening people watching. Went to the restaurant for breakfast – faultless again. Altogether a very good boat experience.

Arrived back in the UK to the usual road problems. A 2 hour journey took forever also a horrendous coffee stop on the M27 Road Chef. Complained to Costa, this place is desperately in need of firing into a black hole and being replaced by a Starbucks. This above paragraph says to me ‘welcome to England’.

Arrived at Lychett Manor and hooked up and relaxed. Next morning took the bus into Poole for a bit of shopping and a walkabout. Next day cycled into town via Upton Park and Holes Bay. Next day ran into Poole. Caught the bus to Bournemouth. Not been there for a while, nothing has changed, even Harry Ramsden’s chips are still not good. Had another cycle today on the old railway line (the Castleman Trailway).