Vimy 106 - April 9th 2023 - Three of us!

Since the last update a few weeks ago we have a third Meldrews' member sign up and book the ferry.  It would seem that Vera is going to have to share the P&O Ferry with two huge BMW mile-munchers.

In addition to Phil and his 1250RT, my brother Neill has signed up. He will be aboard "Ginny" the six-cylinder BMW.  

I have made little or no progress with a lunch stop before we decamp for Vimy itself.  As it is Easter/Pâques Sunday, restaurants are hoping to be filled up with French families hogging down on whatever nosh they can. I had one say that they wouldn't accept groups. There were TWO of us!

The plan is to head down the non-toll route to the huge French cemetery and ossuary at Notre-Dame de Lorette and then maybe have lunch at the attached cafe restaurant. 

Then moving onto the memorial at Vimy in time for the traditional 3pm start. Every time I have attended apart from Vimy 100 has started late as the VIP's need time to finish their lunches before making their way to the monument!

Hopefully we'll get lucky and the cafe will be open otherwise it will be a case of McDonalds or nothing in Lens by the football ground!!

After the memorial time will be a little tight and so we need to be able to get onto the A26 and head back as breakneck speed to the ferry!