Typing this on the ferry to Holland, halfway across the North Sea. I have my own cabin, with bed, desk, toilet and shower. For only 5 Euros extra, you can also get access to the luxury lounge, with unlimited tea, coffee, juice, fruit, biscuits, peanuts and Wi-Fi. So I’ve done that. Obviously.
Ticket is £97 return, including the trains from Liverpool St to Harwich, and Hook of Holland to the Hague, with a cabin on the boat both ways. Harwich train was virtually empty: I had the carriage to myself. Definitely the most peaceful, blood-pressure friendly way to travel. This is just… perfect.
Me: Have to dash, I’m off to the Hague.
Ms F: Why? Are you a genocidal war criminal?
