Disastor trip home

What was a splendid holiday with my folks, has ended in pure bad luck.

Let me sum it up for you:

-Due to a huge, MAJOR incident on the M20 we had to divert all the way to Canterbury before finally arriving in Dover. A beautiful scenic route, but it cost us two hours extra.

-Upon arrival we had to wait for 2 hours before being able to board. Unfortunately, the boat was also 30 minutes late.

So once we finally landed on the French soil we were delighted! Nothing could possibly go wrong now?

Think again.

The car broke down.

There we were, stuck in Loppem, somewhere in Belgium. So we called the Dutch road service (ANWB) and they send Pierre. Don't you just love the name Pierre? It sounds like Pee-Air, right? But lest not make fun of the man, because he saved our derrieres! Booked a room and whisked our car away to his repair shop just as nightfall was upon us. The next morning we got the unfortunate call that the car could not be repaired, a bummer. But what took most of our time was convincing the Dutch road service to let Pierre drive us to the Netherlands, including car. The kind man offered to drive us 250 km home! And the ANWB was suggesting we take the bloody train! With two weeks and 3 persons worth of luggage! Ironically, my fathers has been a member of the ANWB for over 30 years and has not once used their services. But after much convincing we finally has permission to drive back to the Netherlands in Pierre's tow truck. A three hour bumpy drive. But it did make for a spectacular entrance in our street. One of the nosy neighbors couldn't resist to check out the noise at midnight.

So that was my holiday to the Cotswolds in a nutshel!

How was your holiday, or do you still have something planned? Or if you don't plan to leave, have a fun summer!