June 15th - June 17th ~ Royal Hampshire County Hospital Carpark

After an uneventful crossing, we docked @ 9.30 am UK time. Broke the immobiliser on the van , pushing it into the dashboard whilst trying to start the van on the Ferry. Luckily, we had been parked near the front with no lorries behind us, so did not delay the unloading on the lorries surrounding us. Eventually managed to make contact with the immobiliser and started the van ,and got through customs ok. The next problem was that we did not have much petrol, with possibly just enough to get to Winchester, (unable to stop and turn off engine to fill up because of risks), so continued via Brighton and M27,taking the A 272 as it was a bit shorter. The petrol tank empty light came on with just under 50 miles to go ( the same distance one can go until empty). Getting lost in Winchester did’nt help our nerves, but just managed to get to Hospital carpark, where We camped for 2 nights.


I do not plan to describe the next 2 days, but Mum passed away peacefully on the morning of June 17th , after everyone had come to say their farewells. So thankful we made it in time. RIP.

End of this phase of the Blog.