How to get to France on the Eurotunnel with a Motorhome and dogs. Road trip Calais to Le Crotoy.

The Slaws are finally heading to France! This is their thrice covid postponed holiday in their Hobby motorhome with their Lhasa Apso dogs. ‪@HobbyCaravan‬

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This holiday has taken a lot of planning due to current covid restrictions and changes since Brexit. However, Mrs Slaw has been as organised as ever and has a colour coordinated folder full of instructions and bookings. Full details can be found in their last vlog - Travelling to France in a motorhome with dogs - what you need to know to get there and back in covid.
It’s an early start from West Yorkshire, but they have an excellent run down to Folkestone. You can check in to Eurotunnel four hours early, but they are even earlier so they decide to stop at the services just before the tunnel. However, Slaw misses it 😱 He decides to chance his arm and arrive an hour and a half before his window.
Eurotunnel let the Slaws in, but that proves expensive!
In Pet reception, the receptionist asks Mrs Slaw to scan the eldest dog, the female. Oh no, says Mrs Slaw, the eldest is the male. Not according to your vet says the receptionist! Mrs Slaw feels sick to her stomach as she realises that despite her methodical checking of the Animal Health Certificate, the vet has put the wrong dates of birth next to the wrong dogs 😫
The receptionist allows their passage much to Mrs Slaw’s relief! Finger’s crossed for the return trip 🤞🏻
Next hurdle, the receptionist tells the Slaws they are way out of their window and they can wait around for five and a half hours or come back in three and a half hours to check-in. Mrs Slaw questions this and the receptionist informs her that the check-in window is two hours before and two hours after your booked train. Or you can pay £83 supplement. After a quick conflab the Slaws decide to just pay the money and get off on holiday. After paying the money, Mrs Slaw challenges the receptionist and shows her the booking confirmation which allows a four hour before check-in. The receptionist doesn’t seem that bothered that she got it all wrong and points out that the Slaws are still outside of their four hour window. Really she should have refunded the £83, sent them away for an hour and a half then got them on the next available train. Hey-ho!
Next was a 35 minute queue to passport control. Quickly through the remaining checks, but no one asked for the declaration of honour or checked the food that was onboard. Just passports and vaccination certificates. A Doddle!
Once through the tunnel it was a two hour trip to Le Crotoy 1 aire. 9 euro for the night. Right on the dunes.
Good night friends!