Little Lolly's Small Adventures: Whirlwind trip to France.

It has been a very hectic two days.

On Monday afternoon we collected a box trailer. The owner was going to rent us one that had double doors at the back but no ramp or hydraulic lift. Fortunately a trailer with a ramp had been returned earlier than expected so the trailer rental owner was able to give it to us instead, and give our original trailer to someone who wouldn't be needing a ramp. Whew!!

around 4pm. Paul had to take the roads carefully because of rain. Unfortunately the wind direction was not in our favour so our car was a thirsty girl, guzzling up diesel = burning a hole in Paul's wallet 😐.
The journey took 3 hours longer than what Google Maps estimates. Towards midnight Paul got tired so we stopped at a service station to rest. We rolled down the backrests of the car and slept for about 4 or 5 hours before hitting the road again.

Still more to squeeze in!

We arrived at Aire Box in Angoulȇme around 9 or 10am, put on coveralls and got to work. Moving things in a storage place should be fairly easy but at Aire Box we had to deal with small trolleys and a tiny lift. The lift could only squeeze in one trolley at a time - and not a highly piled up trolley at that. We didn't feel the cold as we worked and actually worked up a bit of sweat from the 'exercise'. It took us about 2 or 3 hours to move our stuff out of the storage locker and pack the trailer. We were knackered by the time we finished and handed back the keys. Out of sight of the storage place's cameras we changed into more comfortable clothes to drive back to the Netherlands in.
We could have rested properly after having driven such a long way and then packed but decided to 'get the show on the road' and head back to the Netherlands. Towards midnight Paul got tired so we stopped at a service station to rest. We rolled down the backrests of the car and slept for a few hours before continuing our journey to the Netherlands.

We could have rested properly after loading up the trailer, having driven such a long way with little rest, but decided to 'get the show on the road' and head back to the Netherlands. Paul drove all the way back, tanked up on red bull or 'monster', but we did stop now and then to fill the car up at the service station and to stretch our legs.

It seemed to be an epic journey and it was good to get to Rijsbergen. We decided not to offload the trailer until tomorrow but rather have something to eat, have a much needed shower and hit the pillows 😫. It was near enough dinner time when we surfaced again. I think the nap was well deserved!

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