34. Tax avoidance

CAMPING TY-COËT - SURZUR, FRANCE

Fyfe is pleased with his Towse lad cast off shirt

Another tooth to be cashed

After I staying up half the night doing battle with Air NZ, BA transfer flights from Nantes to LHR and accommodation Jac spent the day alternately packing and repacking while I watched the day slip away.  We departed for the airport employing our time old strategy of leaving at the last minute minus sufficient fuel to make the trip without stopping, our ETA only sixty five minutes before the flight departed.  

Turns out there were no services in the sixty five kilometre range that we had for the one hundred and five kilometre trip.  Not a problem except the first station which was only a three minute deviation off our route turned out to be a truck stop which only took some fuel card.  The second, now with six kilometres range left, involved crossing the motorway and reversing our track for a couple of kilometres.  The crossing back following fuelling was via a tiny tunnel which I doubt the Disco would have made sans the dinghy on the roof.  Much reversing up a winding lane and then driving the wrong compass course on country lanes to find a motorway crossing.  Fortunately the gods were smiling on us and the flight was delayed.  

Air bladder trampolines are always a hit

There was almost a riot amongst the crew when we screeched to a stop in the disabled parking next to the terminal, jettisoned Jacqueline and denying the children intimacy or farewells.  As the chorus of disapproval was just about to reach its crescendo I mentioned that maybe a visit to the golden arches was in order and, Mother forgotten, we made our five minute journey in peace and quiet then returned home contented listening to the Swallowdale talking book for the ninety minute journey.

Jacqueline arrives Saturday, junk arrives Monday. When customs clears Junk,  Jacqueline signs something showing she is in NZ thereby negating GST being charged on the value of our household goods (exported from NZ two years ago) and she can return to continue our European tour.  Crazy having to cross the world for such a reason.