This is the part of our trip where we mix it up a bit.
London may be the roost for every bird, but it is time we find out what the rest of Europe has to offer. We chose not to fly but instead catch a train to the city of Portsmouth, England where we would meet our night cruise (okay actually it was a ferry) to France. This may be one of the top 5 travel decisions of our journey because simply put, Europe is not only made up of buildings and cathedrals filled with thousands of tourists but also pristine nature. It's complexity as a beautiful continent is mostly caught within the rolling hills and small farm houses with more character than one can imagine.
After an hour train ride and hitchhiking with no end in sight for another 30 minutes we finally arrived at the city of Portsmouth around 4 p.m. We could say that most of our trip goes like this: lots of walking, taking in our surroundings, and trying to figure out where in the world we are going! Maybe this is how we get the most joy out of life. We think it is much more about the journey than the destination. But what is the point of going to Europe if you do not see some of the best sites in the world?!
Although today we are not really going to see anything. Well, actually we saw every little bit of a pub where we set up camp because they have free wifi (which you rarely come across in Europe) and our ferry to France did not leave until 11 p.m. We probably should have paid rent ha!
Our boat wasn't exactly the Titanic (luckily) but it did the trick. Brett learned that ferry's are not only a source of travel for people, but more so for cars and semi's. John learned that he should have brought pants because we could see our breath when we got to France, and Ryan learned that even while in the English Channel you can still be wall-burritoed.
To give you an idea of what the boat looked like we will describe it to you. It was big, looked a lot like what it does in the brochure and had a big sign that said "rent me" on the side (actually it said Brittany Ferries). The boat was a few stories high with tons of rooms. Our room had four beds (two bunks) and a bathroom with a shower. Once on the boat we went around exploring and found a ping pong table, restaurant, bar, and dance floor! After looking around we decided to hit hay because we would be landing at 6:30... or so we thought. We set the alarm for one hour early in our room so we could wake up and take a shower then get ready. However, since the time change, we managed to wake up to a lady first speaking french, then her translation to English saying "all people still in their cabins must leave immediately," since we had landed in Caen, just Three Men showerless, on One Summer Abroad!
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