You were picked up at Dover
by the mini-bus. I was already
on-board with three others.
You came and then two more
climbed aboard and the driver
/guide drove on to the ferry.
He parked some place and
we walked along to the bar
on the upper deck. You eyed
all of us and I guess we eyed
you, trying to suss you and
each other out. Two Polish
women stood together(mother
and daughter), a young teacher,
a Yorkshire lass, you and I sat
together at a table; the driver
went off with two others and
played pool. Even then people
paired off. You stuck near me,
avoiding others if you could.
Once we landed in Belgium we
drove to the first base camp.
No tents. We had to spend the
first night stuck in a caravan.
Men slept on the floor in sleeping
bags the women on the beds
in the back. Not a good start
to the trip. We boozed that first
night and ate in the base camp
restaurant. I slept bad on the floor
of the caravan: there wasn't much
room to move around and someone
gave out a snoring sound.
Feb 19, 2018
Feb 19, 2018 at 11:39 AM UTC
You were picked up at Dover
by the mini-bus. I was already
on-board with three others.
You came and then two more
climbed aboard and the driver
/guide drove on to the ferry.
He parked some place and
we walked along to the bar
on the upper deck. You eyed
all of us and I guess we eyed
you, trying to suss you and
each other out. Two Polish
women stood together(mother
and daughter), a young teacher,
a Yorkshire lass, you and I sat
together at a table; the driver
went off with two others and
played pool. Even then people
paired off. You stuck near me,
avoiding others if you could.
Once we landed in Belgium we
drove to the first base camp.
No tents. We had to spend the
first night stuck in a caravan.
Men slept on the floor in sleeping
bags the women on the beds
in the back. Not a good start
to the trip. We boozed that first
night and ate in the base camp
restaurant. I slept bad on the floor
of the caravan: there wasn't much
room to move around and someone
gave out a snoring sound.
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