Even though we had a long drive, the ferry wasn't until late afternoon, so we didn't leave the campsite until about nine. As it was a long drive, we did plan on using toll roads though.
Pretty straightforward route to Belgium, we made for the A84 to Caen ring-road the N814, then onto the A13. The Sat-Nav wanted us to go through Rouen but I didn't, so we turned off onto the A29 and over the scary bridge (Pont de Normandie (Bridge of Normandy)), or as our family know it, the scary bridge. We did stop there for photos (and toilets) but I do not think any of the photos were as good as those I already had, anyway here they are.
We continued on the A29 to the A28 then A16 all the way to Belgium where the road name changed to the A18. We did stop for lunch in an Aire on the A28 where we were entertained by three old ladies collecting apples from the trees there. One of them was on crutches and they were all using them, to knock the apples from the branches.
As we arrived in Belgium in plenty of time, instead of staying on the motorway, we turned off for Ostend and had a nice slow drive along the coast road to Zeebrugge. Called in at the supermarket we usually use to buy lots of beer when we are in he van but we didn't have much room in the car and I couldn't be bothered. So we just drove from there to the port, checked in and joined the queue for an hour.
Once aboard, first we upgraded to an outside cabin, then had supper and wandered up on deck for photos. Later we had a couple of beers as a nightcap.
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