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| copyright Coastal Gardening Society 2011 |
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| copyright Coastal Gardening Society 2011 |
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| copyright Coastal Gardening Society 2011 |
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| copyright Coastal Gardening Society 2011 |
This was taken from the Captain's bridge leaving Boulogne - note French seagull. One time I complained about the red wine being too cold and the barman obviously thought: " I've got a right one here" and arranged for me to spend the journey to and from Boulogne on the bridge. The English Channel aka La Manche is surprisingly shallow in places and the route across has to navigate the world's busiest shipping lanes plus a huge number of wrecks and plenty of shallow bits. The captain rashly let me have a go at steering but since it became obvious that I didn't know Port from Starboard I didn't have much of a go, to avoid grounding on sandbanks.
If you are ever on a cross channel ferry and hear the announcement 'Point Echo' made over the PA system, this is to tell the crew and shop staff that they have to close the bars and pack up as 10 mins from port. Sometimes they just give a ping over the PA, it depends on the ship.
And yes a ferry is a ship because it has boats on it. If you are in or on a vessel without boats you're on a boat.
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Arriving Folkestone August 1990, so this may be taken from a SeaCat. Many people hated these but I loved them. Folkestone to Boulogne in 55 mins meant being able to nip over for lunch :)
So hmm.. day trip to France, I shall investigate....
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