Coronavirus Blues

So here we are, frequent tunnellers, and unable to go to France. Oh, I can understand why, and I'm not complaining.  It's just that I miss France.  We usually go over for the weekend once a month in the winter, once every 2/3 weeks in summer.  We have in theory got 10 days booked at the end of June.  It isn't looking very likely.  The trains are running, but the French would turn us away

Here's the official Eurotunnel page

You may be turned away by the French Authorities if you don't have good reason to travel within France. They have advised us that they will only allow travel for the following reasons:

• Going home to a main residence
• Essential work in France
• Medical staff

NO HOLIDAYS OR SOCIAL VISITS

They don't mention mowing the lawn, but somehow I don't think I would get away with that.  I will probably find it waist high anyway, so needing a scythe rather than a mower.  

Good news is that Eurotunnel appear to be cool about extending your tickets - we go often enough that there is little chance of hitting the year long expiry date, and you can easily rebook at no charge, which is what we shall probably have to do.  I dare say if your tickets are due to expire, they will be willing to extend.  You might have a job getting through though

Tesco vouchers too - the Tesco website says no refunds or exchanges, but that pre-dates Coronavirus.  I contacted them by online chat to ask about some cinema tickets that were due to expire - absolutely no problem at all just crediting the points back to my account.  

Only problem now is that pretty soon I am going to have to buy wine at UK prices - I haven't done that for 15 years!