Wednesday 2oth June

Wednesday 20^th June

Yesterday we had a final book swap with Barbara and Norman and said goodbye. Barbara just happened to mention that when they were out they drove into a nearby town and saw loads of fire engines. Apparently the local Lidl had burned down.

We went to the bar to watch the match and I just happened to mention to the Geordie couple about the Lidl fire. They almost were absolutely devastated by the news and passed the message on to people nearby, excuse the pun but it went around the campsite like the proverbial ‘wild fire’. I wouldn’t have got a greater reaction if the pope had died.

Surprisingly there was quite a turn out for the England game but apart from the Geordie couple we were the only English. We took some stick from the 40 or so ‘neutrals’when the Ukraine goal was disallowed , the Geordie bloke being the only person in the bar who believed  that the ball had not crossed the line and when a big argument broke out he offered every neutral the chance to wear his glasses when reviewing the replay.

No one accepted his offer they were all presumably still in a state of shock over the Lidl incident. We expect a mass exodus from the campsite as ACSI prices have finished and where else can people shop. I may miss a few days ‘blogging’ if we don’t get the internet on the next site.