Dia -Dos (Thur) Home - Portsmouth

Hectic day getting everything put together on the bike - makes me wish I had packed earlier and not just done jack last weekend. Still all came together and set off with the bike feeling very heavy and strange fully loaded, with a couple of wobbles while I got used to it. Still the load should be lightened a bit by the time I arrive in spain having polished off my supplies of booze, fruit and Irn Bru for the ferry crossing.
Arrived at the port at Portsmouth at 8pm. Good timing as just enough time to check in, collect my travel money at the piss poor rate of 1.2271 and 1.2349 and have a quick cup of coffee.
Bikes onto the ferry 1st again, I’m still not convinced about them only using a bit of rope with a cushion on the seat to strap the bikes down but it worked ok last time. Some Irish bloke I couldn’t understand (and that’s after knowing Dublin Dave at Uni) tied the bike down but was still a bit loose so another of the ferry guys retied it. Just hope that the 9er’s alarm doesn’t go off during the crossing and flatten the battery.
Same shit different day on the ferry with the “mini cruise” passengers on a piss up, brought a litre of vino tinto with me meaning I escaped these fine examples of the diversity of the gene pool and just as well as the ships shop was closed when we departed.
The inside cabin was ok with 2 single beds this time (as opposed to bunks last time) and had the quality feature of curtains to give the impression of an outside cabin although the view of the wall wasn’t up to much.

Played a bit of Grand Theft Auto Vice City on the PSP and watched some rips of Ideal series 2. Bed at 1 as I’ve got a bit day tomorrow trying to waste a whole day on the ferry.