How to get to the front of the queue

So Zoute bound but first ... 

Beep beep beep - I was awoken early by a series of three beeps - it sounded like a car alarm but after 20 mins checking it turned out to be Tom's house alarm opposite.

Checked the Aston and the battery charger is not on green after a day so that's going to be an issue. Finished packing the MK7 quickly though.

So we were off about 9:15 and had a good run - 2 hours ish - only to find out our purple (e.g. privileged) lanes were closed.

Nice Aston in the normal queue though.

A Vantage S. S for Shame. A shame I did not have the courage to bring mine I thought - and then remembered the battery.

After customs though we went wizzing past the queue feeling privileged at last. Then there was suddenly a slight problem - just as we're were boarding. A lost wallet - so we're pulled out of the line - and spoke to the chap directing traffic. Told to park and wait.

How exciting waiting on the slip road ! Luckily about 15 mins later they have found it and we're put onto the next train. At the very front of course.

Another reasonably easy two hour run the other side across France and Belgium. We arrived early so we went through Knokke to look at where everything was. It was full of modern super cars - from Lamborghini through Ferrari and Aston with a Bugatti (Chiron I think) thrown in to the mix.

We found the air B&B easily but locked up behind their electric gates. They came quickly though as they lived next door.

Finally an evening run in the big German Laptop to the (very expensive but very good) restaurant.