En route

tjt6768

well, we are on our way. Currently just shy of Barnsley on the M1.
Will be getting on our main coach at wooly edge services. Reckon that'll be in under an hour.
I'll be waving to all of you south of my current position as I pass by.

It's not ideal going all the way to Spain via coach, but as Janet can't fly we've little choice.
I've got plenty of diazepam, and boy will I need em.

Anyone else experienced long coach trips? If so, what was your experience like?
We've been doing this a good few yrs now and apart from the obvious pains all has been good.

tjt6768

not wooly edge..
Woodall
Doh

mig

We had a fantastic coach holiday to paris last year with S*******s,long haul yes but well worth it,we had a great driver who helped make the trip,this year we are going with the same company to ireland.Hope you two have a great holiday,much deserved by both of you.girly hugs Mig(((())))

mig

Love the picture to the spamster .Mig

tjt6768

thanks Mig.
We started off going to Blanes with club c..
They were so so.. Then went with s1e$ta.. They're brilliant.
This time we are with nat hols. Only ever been to ireland with em before.
I'll let you know what it's like.
So fast, so good but less leg room than sie$ta.

tjt6768

WAVES TO ALL NEAR SHERWOOD FOREST

tjt6768

we are on the A1, driver wanted to avoid the jubilee traffic on the M1. Makes sense.
We are just going past gonerby moor?

tjt6768

he shall be making appearances whenever I spot.a spamster. Lol

mig wrote:

Love the picture to the spamster .Mig

stickywicket

Careful now, Tony. You'll soon be entering THE SOUTH. Just shut your eyes, dream of flat caps, whippets and coal in the bath and it'll soon all be over. Once on the ferry you can relax again.

Coach holiday? I never say never but not while there's any alternative.

valval

tjt6768 wrote:

WAVES TO ALL NEAR SHERWOOD FOREST

hope you saw mr wave

valval

once you are on coach holiday starts just sit back and enjoy i fly but that because we can and i have to sit for less time (i find it hard sitting) have fun val

tjt6768

sticky, I've got my headphones in and playing ilkley moor bar'tat.. Will also breathe in whilst going through the sarrfff..

Val, plenty of waves

WAVES AT THE STANFORD AND PETERBOROUGH MASSIVE



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Got the bunting up by our seats

barbara12

OMG Tony you do make me laugh....you have a lovely hol....never mind waving look behind you we are all on the red bus following.. xx

RosieGlow

Hola Tony, We haven`t "met" before, but another Northerner here to support you through hostile territory. Regarding your question, if it meant a holiday in beautiful Spain, I`d go in a handcart!!.....well, as long as somebody pushed me! I am venturing there myself in October, for the first time since my beloved husband died. I am flying though, so very nervous on all counts. Excited too.

Have a great time, and Feliz Compleanos for Thursday........Rosie.

tjt6768

Thank you very much Rosie and Barbara.
Currently sat getting ripped off at cambridge services.

jillyb1

Coaches are not good for me or anyone sitting within spewing range of me ; once did a coach holiday to the south of France ( nearly 40 years ago ) , never felt so dehydrated before . Hope you and Janet have an amazing time . Jillyb

dreamdaisy

Cambridge? You'd better be waving at me - you're an hour away, that's all. :shock: DD

tjt6768

that doesn't sounds fun at all Jilly hun..

DD, I waned with utter gusto my lovely.

We are just getting onto the huge southern car park. Going through some toll or other. Oooh. The Queen Elizabeth II bridge.

tjt6768

at dover. huge queue for the ferry. Supposed to be on the two o'clock boat.

mig

Should be out on the briney by now.Sea sick pills anyone.Mig

dreamdaisy

Tony asked me to let you know that he waved at everybody on his way down the country - well, those on his route! They arrived at Dover to discover that there had been an error and they were not booked on the 2.15 ferry, it was the 5.15 but then the coach driver wangled summat and yes, tjt is afloat! Have a great time mate. DD

stickywicket

What is he floating on? Life raft? Packet of 1/2 eaten sarnies? Use your crutches as oars, mate. You should be in France by tomorrow. Or maybe Belgium. Portugal if you're lucky.

julie47

We went to paris about 8 years ago on a coach. It was very difficult,as OH had to lift me up the steps as I couldn't manage them. We were sat right at the back of the coach :roll: I had to sit cross legged as I couldn't use their toilet and had to wait for service station breaks. Then they always had to get my wheelchair out from the luggage hold as I couldn't walk far and it made me feel as though i was a bit of a pest. :roll: :?

I loved the 4 day break when we got there as we did our own thing but I did find the travelling a bit too much trouble.


Hope you are enjoying your journey tony and have a brilliant time

Love juliepf x

julie47

Just had a text from Tony and he has asked me to update you of his travels

He is still in france and travelling now down to spain which is estimated another 3 hours :roll:

He says last night was awful as the hotel that they stopped in was a slum :shock:
There was lots of gangs hanging around which made it unsafe to leave the hotel. He says it was a horrid place But....our Tony being Tony isn't going to let this mishap spoil his holiday and is now happily on his travels

Take care Tony
You are nearly there

Love Juliepf x

Colin1

Dont think i could sit for all that time but hey Tony make the most of it
enjoy yourselfs thats the main thing and bring us all back some rock.
Thinking of going to the ilse of Mann but worried about the boat trip as i need to take my spasy van for the chair.
Colin

tjt6768

hello amigos'.
Free wifi at our hotel.
Thank you Julie for the PA duties
Last night was very surreal. The more we drove into three area three hotel were in the worse it got.. It was a real sh1t hole.. Like soweto...

Horrid. The driver was disgusted. Took photos to complain
Right, off to eat, will be in touch later.
The sun is currently hiding :roll:
due out later.

Hope you're not missing me too much