Falaise Sat 4th July 2015 Convoyers Report

Submitted by A Brown on Wed, 08/07/2015 - 14:20

Wednesday 5,00pm Alan rang regarding weather committee vote was 3 to 0 to go ,because of problems with ferry crossings from Dover to Calaise Brian had booked a ferry from Poole to Cherbourg ,however this was a fixed time of 8,30 am sailing so it as decided to have pick ups 2 hours earlier to ensure we were on the ferry in time as no other crossings were available

Thursday 5,30 pm arrived at yard set off to pick up Cockfield and West Durham ,then back to yard to put baskets on to 1 wagon ,leaving yard at 7,30 ,collecting Darlington birds leaving there at 8,15

Friday ,arrived at Poole at 4,30 put water on while waiting to load., sailed at 8,30 arrived Cherbourg at 1,00 on site by 4,00 ,sunny and hot on site ,opened up ,put waters on. Fed birds at 5,30

Saturday ,up at 5.00 am ,thunder shower at 6,00 ,then cloud ,skies clearing by 8,00 ,near cloudless skies on site but much cooler than Friday,
Birds liberated at 8,30 ,birds cleared very well in a North ,North West direction.
Folkstone birds on same site liberated at 9.10
Set off back at 10,00 ,ferry at 5.30 ,back to yard by 6,00 am

Peter Mathews ,posted by Alan Brown