Day 10 - Sainte-Mère-Église to Swindon
Day 10 - Sainte-Mère-Église to Swindon Friday 30/06/2023 --------------------------------- Home again after a dream fulfilled Best night of sleep yet. We can really feel the cooler weather up North, much more pleasant on the bike but quite a change for us. We even had to wear our fleeces last night for the first time. We got up a little earlier than usual, just to ensure that we didn't miss the boat. 45 minutes after leaving camp we made it to the port at Cherbourg and the ferry. We travelled on the Santona which is a new LNG powered ship. Very nice but we had to endure some cheesy music for the whole journey. They had video on demand for free so I watched Dune but with a break for a general knowledge quiz. We arrived in Portsmouth bang on schedule and cruised the final miles back home with no issue other than we had to deal with rain for the first time in ages and Leon's rear light bulb blew. That's as exciting as things got. Bitter-sweet to be home. Sure it's nice to