Day 458 21st October
3 miles (Genoa to Barcelona) Average speed 5.7 mph Top speed 17 mph
Gnv ferry. £85
Check in at 1 pm for a 17:00 departure. A long wait to get on board.
I got up at 9 and had brekkie of toast, jam and cornflakes with tea.
I said goodbye to Eric and chatted with an Aussie before leaving at 11.30. I went to the Coop at the terminal to buy bread,cheese, chorizo (which turned out to be horse meat) and beer and wine for the journey.
Ferry
I had leftover bangers and mash with peas and thankfully there was a microwave on board. I had to go upstairs to the ticket office to get tickets so locked the bike near a cleaning cupboard. Then I had to take all the bags off the bike to take them through the metal detector. My hip set it off too so had to explain that. I put all the bags back on the bike and then I had to wait for the lift in which the bike only just fitted. When down I joined the cars and motorbikes and met a nice Italian who had a lovely off road bike motorbike. I waited for about three hours but then was allowed on first and checked into my shared cabin.
Shared cabin for the journey to Tangier Med
We eventually set off at 6.20 and I could enjoy my lunch with some beer and I was in bed early reading my new book on sports science that Eric gave me and slept well.
Arrivederci Italia