Well that was a day.
We started the day looking for somewhere to charge the car and failing, only for my wife to find the app (which I thought had not been developed) which allowed us to charge our car at the hotel. We had tried to find a charger in town and also one in a nearby Aldi. We found one at the Aldi, but issues with a lack of an RFID card were present. We got back to the hotel despondent, after getting lost and my wife worked out there was an app and we got some charge in the car. We hoped that it was enough to get us to a fast charger in Belgium, but I got spooked and we tried to find one in Dunkirk. That did not end well as almost all of them needed an RFID card or fob. We did find one with 4% charge remaining in the car. Until then wife and I thinking that our weekend away was ruined were in a state of depression. An hour at a free charger allowed to get to Belgium and use a very fast charger, again after some additional drama.
We finally got to the hotel and what an amazing place. It is a marked contrast to the historic and welcoming stay we had last night. That had a small lift and very steep stairs. This has been designed with equal access in mind and we have seen more guests in wheelchairs than we have in a hotel ever before.
We have just got back from the concert we thought we were going to miss. Mika was amazing and my wife loved seeing Duran Duran live. We did leave early but we were able to listen to Girls on Film as we left, but did miss the encore. But it was cold. From a heatwave two days ago to this, mind you, it could have been worse. There was wind and heavy rain last night, and today when at Dunkirk, I got soaked in the rain. So while it was cold, it was dry.
I am hoping that tomorrow is not as dramatic. I am crossing my fingers that we can find a charger tomorrow morning..
