Norfolking About! Day 1
Friday. We finished loading the van up and set off about 1030 or so. We had to navigate the Dartford Crossing and given that it was Friday, we were expecting a tough crossing. For some reason there are four lanes of traffic that approach from both sides. The Bridge coming south and the tunnels going north are also four lanes. So why doesn't the traffic simply get in lane and drive through without miles of tailbacks on both sides? There's a 50mph limit and that shouldn't cause any problems, but it does. Maybe the drivers that use it are too stupid for their own good! Anyway although there was some traffic building up it wasn't as bad as we have seen it in previous occasions and we were through reasonably quickly. We usually stop at the services at Thurrock just after the Crossing but we had already planned a farm shop stop at one that had been recommended by The FrenchiesMotorhomies on YouTube . To get th...