Awoke to a gloriously sunny day, breakfast and then off to the Brocante at 0900hrs. We were amazed, never seen such a big one, every road in the centre closed and full of stalls and people.
We very soon spotted a little dolls house, working lights and animation, like a large musical box.
After a bit of haggling we got it for a good price, perfect for Hazels little business Teeny Weeny World. So good in fact it was sold within a week after getting home. At this point we decided to take it back to Eevie. Collected a wheeled trolley and then back to the fray.
We wandered all over and not sure even now if we covered it all.
Hazel found a lovely Olive wood bowl.
Which we use for fruit at home, cost us the princely sum of 6 euros. We were still in the fray at lunchtime so adjourned to a cafe for food and a drink. We ate inside and watched their food stall outside.
They were working flat out, and I the kitchen was struggling to keep up the supply of frites. When we'd finished we went back into the fray.
After about another hour we'd had enough and went back to Eevie for a rest. It had been a long (5 hours) day for a boot fair, but productive. A quiet evening and early night.
September 21st.
A dull but dry morning. We hit the road 0900hrs on the last leg to Calais. Heavy traffic for the first part, until we were well clear of Paris. Then pleasant and quiet. Decided to head for "Camping St Louis" near Ardres, about 14 miles from Calais. A nice site run by 2 young girls, a mix of touring and static but very friendly. Arrived at 1400hrs. Sadly the site was closing for the winter the following week and the bar and food were already closed. Never mind we just chilled out, played crib bit of tv and generally relaxed.
September 22nd.
A day of going nowhere today, sorting things out, tidying up etc. Ferry and home tomorrow. The weather was a mix of heavy showers and warm sunshine. I decided to make use of the rain and give Eevie a rinse.
Didn't take long to sort everything and the rest of the day was spent loafing.
September 23rd.
Left site 1030hrs. Into Cite Europe for our last bits then caught the 1325hrs P&O to Dover. Arrived back at storage 1520hrs. It had been a good trip, weather could have been better but all in all not too bad.
This is a rough outline of the route we took.
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