We are in Paris! I am feeling much better. I think it was food poisoning since I got over it so quickly. Yesterday we took a bus from Bath to Portsmouth. In Portsmouth we had to walk quite a way to get to the port from the bus stop. It was a little strange since we were in an industrial area and right next to a navy base. The base was surrounded by tall, old brick walls complete with outposts with arrow slits. At the port we tried to spend the last of our pounds before they become useless in France. We did a pretty good job.
I was worried about getting sea sick on the ferry, but that was not a problem at all. The ferry, called Norman Spirit, was really big! It was just like a floating hotel complete with resaurants, lounges and parking lots. I barely felt any movement at all. The ferry left at 11pm UK time and arrived in Le Havre at 7am UK time which is 8am French time. We are now 9 hours ahead of you on the West coast. We were too cheap to pay for beds so we slept in chairs on the ferry. The people who knew wha they were doing had inflatible matresses. I slept fairly well despite the fact that it was freezing in there and I was in a chair. We just got into Paris by train and are now looking for a place to stay. I hope to post pictures soon.
August 13, 2009 at 3:53 pm |
Krista!
Dad here! Glad to hear you are feeing better! Thank God! Hope you all are having a great time and find a nice place to “crash” soon. We look forward to seeing more pictures!
Say hi to Keith and Naham for us and we will continue our prayers for you all. Love, Dad and Ingrid