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Our experience was similar. Eurotunnel at Folkestone was like a ghost town. Straight through and on a train an hour earlier than booked. - but we had no dog with us. Our local vet over the preceding months had gone from £160 to £250 and then finally refused to deal with the paper work at all! Our dog spent the summer with various friends and relatives. But during our month in France we found the solution with a local Vet. They agreed to give him a French passport for €10 next time we take him: so then he’ll be able to come and go to France more easily than we can!
We also had no problem with food at the borders although we were pulled over for an explosives check - tip: make sure your gas is disconnected.
On the subject of food, did anyone else fall victim to the current glut of courgettes in France - they say that if you leave your car unlocked in France it will still be there when you get back but you’ll find it full of courgettes. On a campsite we were approached by a strange French woman in a swimming costume offering us an enormous courgette as a welcome present!
As to your offer to update us about the border crossing into Spain - the border ceased to exist decades ago so you shouldn’t have a problem! As you drive over the Pyrenees on the old roads it’s interesting to see the abandoned sentry boxes from before Spain joined the EU.
Hope you’re having a jolly time still!
Our experience was similar. Eurotunnel at Folkestone was like a ghost town. Straight through and on a train an hour earlier than booked. - but we had no dog with us. Our local vet over the preceding months had gone from £160 to £250 and then finally refused to deal with the paper work at all! Our dog spent the summer with various friends and relatives. But during our month in France we found the solution with a local Vet. They agreed to give him a French passport for €10 next time we take him: so then he’ll be able to come and go to France more easily than we can!
We also had no problem with food at the borders although we were pulled over for an explosives check - tip: make sure your gas is disconnected.
On the subject of food, did anyone else fall victim to the current glut of courgettes in France - they say that if you leave your car unlocked in France it will still be there when you get back but you’ll find it full of courgettes. On a campsite we were approached by a strange French woman in a swimming costume offering us an enormous courgette as a welcome present!
As to your offer to update us about the border crossing into Spain - the border ceased to exist decades ago so you shouldn’t have a problem! As you drive over the Pyrenees on the old roads it’s interesting to see the abandoned sentry boxes from before Spain joined the EU.
Hope you’re having a jolly time still!
