Day 128: Dieppe (Drive)

That's it folks, the last day of the latest Spain/France adventure.

• The day started with a second lie-in in two days!
• Up at about 9pm.
• Had usual breakfast of champions.
• The did the usual chores to keep this "show on the road"!
• Met up with Michael and Rachel for lunch.
• Left Saumur at 14:05.
• The first stop was to make a repair to the "Heath Robinson" anti-rattle device I made some months ago. The poor state of the road I was driving on caused high amplitude vibrations; causing a bond between a piece of plastic and a "damper" to fail, which was quickly fixed by a wee dodd of superglue!
• The second stop was to refuel, only to discover that they'd run out of diesel!
• The third stop was to refuel at €2.16 a litre. My last purchase of diesel in Spain was €1.64 a litre, and when I arrived in Valencia in January I was paying about €1.22 a litre. Is Trump a Numpty? I think so!
• The fourth stop was at a garden centre to buy seeds.
• The fifth stop was at a laundrette in Dieppe, which had closed just as I was arriving at 9pm! It is supposed to close at 10pm, but the last wash start time is 9pm. So I imagine it had already closed because no one else in Dieppe wants to do their washing at that time of the night on a Monday. Except me!
• No matter, I fed myself and disposed of rubbish and recycling.
• The sixth stop was at the ferry terminal at about 22:45.
• The sailing was scheduled for 23.59.
• The ferry left a little late, but arrived at little early! No complaints then!

Until next time dear reader, I hope the remainder of 2026 brings you good health, wealth and happiness.