Absolutely no need to panic at all – Bristol and Paris airports were both open! In fact I was more concerned about sleeping through my 4am alarm – it would be a shame after the worry of the ash, to miss the plane! Arrived in Paris just after 9am, got my pack (well done Air France – you’re now on a 50% success rate with my luggage) and was setting out for the train platform where Andrew and I had arranged to meet (so romantic) when I spotted this fellow holding up a teensy little boarding pass with THOMAS written on it – were we glad to see each other! Andrew wouldn’t have been at all happy driving around France alone while I spent days queuing for the Eurostar or a ferry to Calais!
We picked up our lease car – a very stylish dark gray Renault Megane. Andrew had come all the way from NZ, so I drove. I now have a new best friend – Jane GPS. She has revolutionised driving abroad for us – no more peering at maps and arguing over directions, she’s brilliant! Tells you where to go, what lane to be in, warns you of speed cameras, when you’re speeding, local points of interest – there is no end to her skills! We were going 290km to Metz, so decided to take the toll road to get there quicker – not cheap but so fast. Minimum of two lanes, the speed limit’s generally 130kph and very little travel compared with the free motorway. We told Jane the address of the hotel and she took us straight there, no problem!
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