BE travel | 05a) | Sa Last minute plans promote adventure INCE I was going on about watching the calendar when making travel plans I guess it’s a good idea to jump ahead a bit and tell you how the calendar did us in tor the second time this trip. Ill get back to Scotland in a while but for now, Jet me explain how you can set out tor the Channel tstands (Jersey) and end up in Dover Easy. Just arrive in London on a Saturday morn. ing and try to book the over night ferry trip from Port smouth to Jersey for that night “‘Sorrys, Ma’am, no crossing on Saturday mght"’ What do you do on a Saturday in London, with no hotel reservation and ono place to po? You unpack your sutteases in the middle ot a crowded railway station, sorting out a couple of clean Shirts, Some underwear and “Sand put them in a fitthe satchel VOUr P| It makes anime diversion for tellow Vout travellers, bow Then vou deave the bir sua cases oan the 7! cluteh Pett Lugpape. 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Next day we caught our train back to London, another to Portsmouth and, finally, the Link Ferry over- night to Jersey. travel-wise along Folkstone. Right at the top of the stairs and across the street isa row of four B& Bs - all about the same price and quality We paid £7.50 each at the white one — | think it was called the Connaught Dover was heavily blitzed during the war, leaving many derelict) buildings that were beyond repair and had to be torn down As you can im- apine. i was a big job and they were still at itin the early 1970s Qyne set, just a block from the town centre provided quite 4a surprise after thes cleared away the rubble they disgosered the rums of a Roman house Not pust your ordinary Roman house, eithes This one was ar Pistisal’ ys parnted with tloawers vines and other trofids As you know, when they discover something like that wi Bretain. vou kiss the pro posed centre Of shopping block of flats poodbwe in the lite osts of protecting sites Tn this case, catumed what was left restored part of (Woand bral a museum around fo Worth avesit 40 p entry After we'd visited the Kotha Pose bhasterracaa! thes of the Hause, owe decided a prods dare te enrages baat Chie spocat There Duke raght across the Ihe beer was OK but 1 dadda tt Teke the mpsisted we Soone cabled the cot Oona arp street looks of the Lercoed Noo | vont Newt vtosxced Chie Have place we stopped haiti Wen pust as we ariiyed Sotne days nothing pee Tip ht sa we pot another Yor ce te Tate fish and chips fear bunt Batodioe dinner we ducked cat Tt over re am Peover and wortil cote Lertatag lhahan townal oso. Peattorta Sarda at Pv obtytcsceet bor about $20 we bad a feast of soup, pate, by Barbara McCreadie Just a bit of vital informa- tyon about the Link Ferry. It leaves Portsmouth for Guernsey and Jersey at about midnight. You arrive in Guernsey about six a.m. and Jersey 2 hours later. It 1s essential to have a cabin -— but, they always seem to be fully booked. On my first visit | discovered an almost foolproot method of getung a cabin, as long as there’s two of you traveling. When the boarding queue begins to form, get as close as you can to the front of the line. Pile all your baggage ona cart for one of vou to look after — Sa ( GUELEVER’S Travel Tumbler The insulated beverage container that goes As soon as you pass through the ucket taker, one of you meanders along with the bags. The other takes off hke a scalded cat and runs for the ship. Up the gangway and immediately to your right 1s the Purser’s Office. Get your name on the top of the list for cabin cancellations — on each crossing there are at least 10 cabins reserved but unclaimed Go and relax in the lounge upstairs and wait until the ship starts to move listen carefully to the PA an- nouncements and tf you move fast enough you'll get your cabin. I just read that the whole Link system is being upgrad- ed for the 1985 season Good thing! Asis, the Link Ferries really make you appreciate all the good things our BC Ferry system does! 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