Leaving Maastricht we turned our sights onto the prior capital of Germany, Bonn. Expectations felt rather high given the 'old capital' status, but there wasn't too much to show on brief time spent there. But, it was a Sunday - And Germany take their rest days very seriously. Aside from those selling food or drink, all stores were closed. Geschlossen. Beethoven featured in many windows in the old capital, their claim to fame. A plaque on a public toilet stated he was born in the same spot. Mhm.We explored what we could. Bonn is a good-looking city, but not one to capture our attention.

So the adventure begins!We woke to a sunny 6:30am morning to arrive early for our Dover-Calais crossing at 12:05pm. We hoped if we were early enough we'd get on an earlier ferry, but instead found outselves with a 1:05pm crossing. Not ideal. On the way down, there were gigantic queues of freight lorries for miles and miles - thankfully in different queue altogether. We were lucky enough that the British motorists hadn't caused an accident on any of our roads, though one particulary well-spirited Merc did attempt to occupy the same space as our little Seat Ibiza.Note: The ferry crossing is advertised as only a hour and a half long - This does not include loading and unloading!