After waking the boys up at 8AM we drove their last 100km to Cherbourg. Once there we found a cafe for breakfast. Initially Timothy wasn't hungry and so stayed in the car reading Harry Potter. He joined us later and then both boys played around in other harbour across the road. Meanwhile I tried to catch up with correspondence and plans for Ireland.
After breakfast we walked to the marina. I hoped to find a chandlery shop but they were all closed. We walked back to the car and lazed for a while before deciding to return to a patisserie we had passed in the morning to get lunch. We got lost on the way and so spent most of an hour walking around the old part of town. eventually see found it and bought lunch. We ate it at a nearby fountain and playground. It seemed to be the done thing as several other families did the same.
After more lazing at the car we set off to find a park to kick the football. We stopped to buy provisions at a supermarket on the way. When we found the park we watched some people play boules and then watched the bmx track before starting the football. This only left us 10 minutes to play before we needed to be at the ferry.
Checking into and getting onto the ferry was quick and easy. After the ferry trip from Finland to Sweden this ferry is a big let down. We could only get seasts as all the cabins were gone. The sitting lounge is above tyher engines and is noisy and constantly vibrating and rattling. We might as well have been in the Imp. Quite a lot of things on the ferry are out of order. Other than it is going the right way for us, I wouldn't recommend Celtic Link.
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