You would think it is quite easy – just ride down to the port and push your bike onboard? Simple – n’ est-ce pas? Well it would and should be but ideally the guys operating need to be a tiny bit more user friendly than they are at present. On the whole it is not a complete nightmare getting on-board at any of the ferry ports used like Portsmouth, Poole, Ouistreham, Cherbourg or St.Malo for example but it could be a little less fraught. So it is well worth bearing in mind a few simple things to remember. When using the ferries please bear in mind that the whole system has been designed to get cars and lorries on board as quickly and efficiently as possible, then the foot passengers then ever
Our last tour tour of the year proved an intimate little affair where our two cycling couples shared a beautiful little cottage in the Normandy countryside in a very French hamlet called Dangy. Coming in on the 'red-eye' ferry at the relatively early hour of 6.15 am they were met by our intrepid guide at the port of Ouistreham. Having been relieved of their luggage they set out, bright and breezy to their accommodation some 60 miles away. Our couples having more than a passing interest in 20th century history wanted to stop at some of the WWll sites 'en route'. They were dutifully taken by their guide to the D-Day beaches via an early morning stop at Pegasus Bridge - the place that saw the f
