>> We're crossing out overnight to Le Havre. Return from Calais is for 11-08 but is
>> flexible (subject to a cost adjustment) if we have to abort the mission for any
>> reason.
>>
>> Will report in as it goes on.
Got back around 20:00 last night. Despite persistent rumours there is, so far, no quarantine restriction on return from France. There is though for Belgium; nobody asked if we'd been there. There were some announcements on the ferry about completing a form on line but nothing we'd seen previously covered this. Probably refers to this system:
www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before-travel-uk
The officer checking our passports at the transposed border in Calais didn't ask for such a form or (as above) ask if we'd travelled to other countries. We could easily have been to Belgium or Luxembourg. No reason why we couldn't have been over into Spain, we've done it before.
French rules require masks to be worn in enclosed public spaces such as shops, bars/restaurants and motorway 'Aires'. Compliance was pretty much 100% though masks worn under the nose were quite common, including one of the waitresses in the campsite restaurant. It was though widely flouted in the toilet/shower blocks. I think a lot of people just forget and nip in for a quick wee regardless...
By comparison the disregard of mask wearing at Cobham services yesterday was around 20%, including somebody rolling dough in a Pizza concession.
We were able to eat out on a number of occasions. French social distancing is only one metre and external terraces etc seemed to operate near normally apart from masked staff. Masks could also be removed once seated in indoor dining areas
All in all a good trip. The Normandy coast and the Somme Bay are both areas we've missed out on over the years, passing by while going hell for leather to more southerly destinations. Very pleasant indeed. Fecamp in particular had a fantastic campsite comprising plots on ledges/terraces on what was otherwise a steep slope down to the shore. La Direction were quite apologetic about supposed lack of sea view from our late booked pitch; we found the view perfectly satisfactory.
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