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From our reporters in Germany

Plain sailing

paul_fletcher.gifTHE ENGLISH CHANNEL - The ferry is on the move, whisking our camper van towards France.

Everything seems to be going very smoothly, if you'll pardon the pun, - though Ricco only realised he had left the front of the stereo on a sideboard in his house once he had posted his keys through the door.

riccoferry203.gifExpletives spewed forth, followed by a dash through Surrey to retrieve a set of keys from Ricco's wife.

If nothing else, it gave Ricco the opportunity to test his driving skills through winding country lanes.

We have been very impressed with the suggestions to the key issue of what we should call our mobile home.

We are pretty sure which one we are going to pick but more earnest discussions are set to take place as we wind our way through France and into Belgium before spending somewhere to park up tonight.

As I look around the ferry there is a group of American students with their teachers.

Two of the American students I noticed in a newsagents in Dover but they are currently nowhere to be seen, perhaps because in the aforementioned newsagents they were purchasing a magazine of a very specific type while trying not to giggle.

What there is not is anyone wearing an England shirt, which has taken me by surprise given the sense of World Cup fever in England.

Panic not, though, because a customs officer, while making sure we are travelling to Germany for all the right reasons, said that he expected plenty to make their way across the Channel over the next couple of days.


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  • 1.
  • At 07:55 PM on 07 Jun 2006,
  • denis thompson wrote:

Vehicle seems a nice piece of kit,how much does the hire cost?how many games do you intend to see?with group games every day from 9th June do you think that you have enough time to get around grounds?

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  • At 08:28 PM on 07 Jun 2006,
  • Wiggy din lon wrote:

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  • 3.
  • At 08:47 PM on 07 Jun 2006,
  • Tom wrote:

For all travelling fans to Germany. If you are in the North of the country ie Cologne, Hannover, Berlin. The British Forces Radio Station (BFBS) is available on 96.5 or 103 FM. British Footie News, Songs and of course World Cup Fever. Enjoy your stay here. See you all at the final :-)

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  • 4.
  • At 01:40 AM on 08 Jun 2006,
  • Garf wrote:

Im thinking Svan sounds like good bet for your 4 wheeled beastie's name.....

how bout;
"is it fait"
"fait accompli"
"van vay or anozzzer ve gonna get it ve gonna get it get it"(there be music to go with this one)

or summot that might not be so popular;
"Norn Iron"........it may just help everyone realise that although England won 6-0 on Saturday....Jamaca was no Northern Ireland:)

whatever the outcome, hope yas have a good time and wish I was doing the same.

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  • 5.
  • At 06:20 AM on 08 Jun 2006,
  • Richard Cooper wrote:

Just a bit of info for everyone travelling from venue to venue by road. We live in Sachsen-Anhalt and the police here have set up a control room in Halle with an English speaking police officer on duty 24 hours a day (not the same one all the time - my partner is one of 8). Any English speaker having problems will have their phone call directed to this office, problems envisaged are likely to be vehicle breakdown or accident, victim of crime etc...People needing this service will probably be using the Munich to Berlin autobahn (A9). Take care everyone, but if something happens - help is just a phone call away.

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  • At 09:47 AM on 08 Jun 2006,
  • Leo wrote:

'The Bloggers mess'

or

'Blog Bless'

Have a great trip...and looking forward to more stories of the adventure... all the best.

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