The wind is force 8 as we leave the inn for the 10 minute drive to the Newhaven ferry. Long queues suggest the ship is full, which we later discover is due to last night's crossing, but boarding progresses quickly and we are soon Away in a salle a Manger munching on pain au raisin and drinking coffee. Big waves are crashing over the breakwater as Cote d'Albatra manoeuvres out of port. The first two hours are quite rough and the tanoy announces we will be 3...