leaving the UK, France, Holland, Belgium & Spain
November 2010: We finally left the UK on the 9th, we decided to take the train through the Euro tunnel so as we could stay in the van with Busta (the dog). he doesn't like loud noises & so we didn't think he'd cope very well being left for an hour on his own if we went on the ferry. For anyone that is thinking of taking the train across remember to book in advance, we had looked up the prices the day before & it was £80 but when we got there we had to pay nearly £200!!!! The crossing was quick & uneventfull & we drove straight to Amsterdam to meet the friend we had made a couple of months before whilst at the Ridgeway. We met in the middle of Amsterdam at a coffee shop, it was €4 an hour to park which was a bit of a shock! We met up with our friend & also a friend of his whose caravan we were going to be parked up by for the week we stayed. He lived outside a squat just outside of Amsterdam, we spent a great week cycling into Amsterdam everyday & sam...