Big Adventures, Little World

Our tour was almost at an end and everyone was a bit sad as we would all be going our separate ways once we got back into London. Some going back to their home countries, or back to where they were living, or off on their next adventure. We all had breakfast together and packed the bus one last time, and then we were on our way for the long bus ride back to London. We had a lot of fun on the bus ride home, laughing and making jokes and making fun of our tour leaders and Bel read out the best or stupidest quotes that people had said during the tour which she had been keeping track of. It was quite a long bus ride, and we travelled through Belgium as well, though didn’t stop anywhere to see anything, as according to Dave all the have there is beer and chocolate. Though that does sound like an excellent reason to stop there. Eventually we made it back to Calais in France to catch the ferry back to Dover. We all said our goodbyes to Irish Mark and Dave and it was on the ferry back to the UK.

The ferry ride back was good, and we sat around talking and laughing and showing each other photos, getting contact details and discussing what everyone’s next plans and adventures were. We got back into Dover, and then it was onto a bus for the ride into London, where it was a chance for everyone to say their farewells and hugs all round. It was sad but we all went away knowing we had an amazing time and now had some great new friends too. Bel and I still had our trek home, which was another hour on the tube down to Wimbledon to stop at the pub and see Dung before heading home and dragging all of our stuff up the hill to the house, completed exhausted, and ready to sleep for the next week. Although, that wasn’t really an option as in a few days, we were continuing our travels to Ireland and Scotland.