Hi all,
You know how Rick is always saying "Be flexible?" Plan on little hiccups, but don't let them ruin your whole trip? Well I just ran into a major hiccup. The only ferry available to skirt us out of Amsterdam is going to be in dry dock the entire week we are there! That means that an entire day out of our travels is now going to be spent traveling on trains. It also means an additional night at a London hotel.
Am I going to let this ruin our entire trip? Nah. But BOY am I glad I did my research ahead of time!
Be Flexible!
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Thanks for making this excellent point. Kind of like the old diplomatic axiom to "trust, but verify."
Last year we almost got stranded in France because our channel ferry was canceled on about 12 hrs notice, and we needed to get to England for a non-alterable booking for Stonehenge stone circle access! But, like you, I had done research ahead and booked Stonehenge on our third full day in England, in case anything delayed us.
Hope your unexpected train travel day turns out to yield some fun, maybe seeing new places or meeting new people!