I hate boats. I hate being at sea. I am always sick. I don't remember being on a boat and not being sick, ever.
Despite that fact I decided to go back to France on the ferry
. Some might think it is brave, other that it is foolish, I thought it was suicidal. Until.....it all went fine :) Andrew took me to the harbor, it was a sunny day. I was very glad he was there, I felt a little more relaxed and ever so slightly less anxious. Saying goodbye was difficult, I will miss him.
The ferry was called 'Cote d'Albatre' and was totally huge. It was about as high as the 7-storey building that was in front of us! I found a spot at the back of the boat, outside and stayed there. Leaving the harbor was fun. The kids were waving from their balconies. The white cliffs are impressive and run for miles east of Brighton.
The sea was as flat as the sea can possibly be. I had never seen such a quiet sea. Perfect. After 30 min or so I felt a bit drowsy, consequence of the tablet or lack of sleep. Thus I sat on a chair on the upper deck. Not such a good idea, I ended up falling asleep and woke up sunburned. I have a very red nose now
...
Apart from that I enjoyed the sail across la Manche. Next time I will take the boat I will try to be less anxious.
Je déteste les bateaux. Je déteste être en mer. Je suis toujours malade. Je ne me souviens pas d'avoir été sur un bateau sans être malade.
Cependant, j'ai quand même décidé de rentrer en France en ferry. Certains pourraient penser que c'est brave, d'autre que c'est idiot, je trouvais cela un peu suicidaire. Et cela jusqu'à ce que....tout se passe bien :) C'était une belle journée, Andrew m'a amenée au port. J'étais bien contente qu'il soit là, j'étais un peu plus relax. Ça a quand même été dur de se dire au revoir.
Le ferry à bord duquel je suis montée s'appelait le 'Côte d'Albatre' et était absolument immense! Il était aussi haut que l'immeuble de 7 étages qui se trouvait en face de nous
. Je me suis installée à l'arrière du bateau, dehors, sur le pont. C'était assez amusant de quitter le port, les enfants agitaient la main pour saluer notre passage. Les falaises blanches sont impressionnantes et s'étendent sur des kilomètres à l'est de Brighton.
La mer était aussi calme que la mer peut être. Je n'avais jamais rien vu de pareil. C'était parfait. Du coup, après une trentaine de minutes je me suis sentie un peu endormie (à cause des cachets ou du manque de sommeil), et j'ai fini par m'endormir sur ma chaise longue. Ce qui n'était pas une si bonne idée: je me suis réveillée avec un coup de soleil...
A part cela, j'ai bien apprécié ma traversée de la Manche. La prochaine fois que je prendrai le bateau je serai peut-être moins angoissée.
Newhaven to Dieppe - the feared journey across
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Dieppe, Normandy, France
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