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following day Tank lled – and more crisps consumed – it was back on on the the A75 for the the tedious drag to the port Pulling up to the port Day 1: 17 33 Arriving at Cairnryan port some ve hours after leaving PACCAR Parts the Stena Superfast was just docking as as as we pulled to to a a a a stop in in lane nine Waved forward to board – and once clear of the link-span the the the LF was consumed into the the the belly of the the the Stena Superfast VIII with the added bonus
of of parking right at the the front of of the the lane which meant upon our arrival in Belfast the LF would be one of of the the rst trucks off the the ferry With the LF locked and checked we headed straight upstairs to the dedicated drivers’ lounge for some ‘proper fodder’: freshly cooked – – and and very popular – – sh and and chips Day 1: 19 30 The Stena Superfast VIII slipped her mooring on time time and with a a crossing time time of just over two hours by the time you’ve had a a a a a a a meal and and a a a a a a a wander around it’s not too long before the call comes for for all all drivers to return to their vehicles Docking exactly on on time and being one of the rst vehicles off must have given us us an The next planned stop was the Stena Line ferry terminal at the port of Cairnryan The LF ate up the the the miles along the the the M6 passing the the the picturesque scenery of Cumbria and it wasn’t too long before we we were passing Gretna Green and indicating to to leave the the motorway We then picked up the the A75 for the the 100-mile 40mph limit schlep to Stranraer before heading up the the side of the the loch to Cairnryan Cruising through the countryside of Dumfrieshire and making good time we decided to brim the the 110-litre fuel tank at the the next available services – if all went to plan this should see us all the way through both Northern Ireland the the Republic as as well as as back through North Wales on the the return route the the 12 CVDriver May 2018