If we left my place early we could swing by the 24hr tesco in Folkestone and just hit the road when we touch foreign soil.

Will, that sounds ideal to me, the frogs wanted to meet us in Lille but it's a fair trek out of the way and they won't be there until 9pm. I'd rather go the quicker way.via Ghent. Can you work out roughly what time well be there to meet jono and Joolz?

Could maybe do with stopping on the other side to stock up on some good value booze though? Just a quick in and out, no two hour shopping epic or anything!

As an estimate we should get clear of the port in Dunkirk by 1pm local time. From that I reckon we should get to Gent sometime around 2-2.15pm all being well.

Id rather go supermarket in france tbh. Better munch. Cheaper booze. (for bog)

Step 1 - Done. Harry has now moved house.
Step 2 - get Louis from euston tommo. Wish me luck.

are you driving or coming in on a train?

I don't mind stopping in France as long as it's a quick 30 mins dash and then on thye road again, as Will says, two hour shopping stops aint my thang and I'll just head to Spa when I'm bored if we're doing that!

You better lock your passenger in the car then....

She's going to be hitching if she acts up.

I think I'll most likely go straight to Spa, for me to get to Gent around 2ish I'd have to leave here at 4am, it's a flipping long way on the A roads. Should get there early evening.

Ok I'm catching the train to Euston tomoz and then connection to Dover. Sleeping at Uncles and then Sam is picking me up Friday morning close to the port. So see you all on Friday.

ps haven't packed yet