Back in 1991 we chose to cross the English Channel using the Hoverspeed Hovercraft service between Dover, England and Calais in France. These gargantuan machines were quite spectacular. When the skirt deflated, the hatch at the front was opened and you could drive your car in. The roar of the engines was ear shattering and the ride was bumpy, nauseous but quick and probably the best alternative to taking the painstakingly slow ferry.
Here's the Princess Margaret landing at (I think) Calais Hoverport. The service was discontinued several years ago.
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With the village church sitting at the top.
France 1990
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stretching vines in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. the red advert is for the French newspaper "Midi Libre".
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Summer 1989 near Laurac, France.
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