....and they’re off!
We’ve finally left after a slight (3 day) delay due to Syrian visa problems. John and Val had their visas refused due to an Egyptian stamp in their passports. They had flown into Taba (in Egypt) but Syria believes this to be Israeli land rented to Egypt and thus, they had been to Israel – so no visa! This meant purchasing new passports and reapplying for the Syrian visa. Add in to the equation a postal strike in the UK, John and Val got their visas the day before we set off but only thanks to Lewis travelling to London to collect the passports from the Syrian embassy.
After a night without going to bed for certain people (EP) to finish off planning for Hidden Earth (the UK annual caving conference – which we will miss!) and a mad rush at the end, it was an uneventful drive to Portsmouth to catch the ferry to Spain. Upon arrival at the ferry terminal we find there is a 3 hour delay for the ferry. We finally set sail at midnight bound for Bilbao.
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