Pretty uneventful drive to be honest, left home at around 10:30 got to Newcastle around 1. Had to wait around a bit at the ferry terminal but it was a lovely day 25 degrees, yes my American friends, it was warm here! While waiting at the terminal a bunch of old(40 years +) Volvo’s arrived, they were doing a rally from Lands end to John O’Groats, had a nice chat to a couple of those guys, had a few offers of a car swap but had to politely decline
It’s a funny experience going places in a Ferrari, it’s amazing how a piece of red metal with wheels sparks real emotion in people, they’re happy to see it, it sometimes makes their day, it feels nice to make someone smile just because you have something that little bit different.
We even had a guy on a motorbike have a little blast with us, he just wanted to hear it, came up beside us and give the universal signal to give it the beans(it definitely wasn’t the other universal signal of shaking the coffee beans, that means a whole different thing entirely) so we gave it a wee blast and so did he, monster bike he was on though, he would definitely have had us on the straights but the laws of physics was on our side for the corners
One thing I was worried about was getting on the Ferry, I did a bit of research before hand, spoke to a few friends in the Ferrari owners club and asked on a few forums if anyone had any issues getting on or off, well I’m very glad to report getting on at least was a pain free experience, In fact the DFDS seaways crew member loading the cars was fantastic. He spotted me in the line, came over and singled us out, put us onto a lower deck right at the front with a tonne of space around, we ended up having some of the old Volvo’s park next to us so we knew we were in good company with car enthusiasts beside us.
The Ferry takes approx 15 hours to make the crossing, it’s pretty cool though, a wee adventure on something a bit different to the norm, it’s pretty big though, a number of bars and restaurants and even a 2 screen cinema on board, fancied a watch of clash of the titans that was playing but ended up having a wee nap instead.
The cabin was a bit small though, was expecting it to be anyway, only thing I would have liked was a telly, missed the last episode of Ashes to ashes, will now need to spend the next few days avoiding tweets from my friend Scott so I don’t ruin it and can watch it when I return.
That’s about it for day 1, the fun really begins tomorrow, German autobahn, ohhhh yeeeeeaaaahhhhh. Stay tuned.
From one of your American friends, what exactly does shaking the coffee beans mean? :)
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