Our final day on the continent and we woke to a sunny Amsterdam morning. Our train was due to leave at 10:27am which meant we didn’t have to rush and we knew where the train station was therefore the pressure was off. 
Amsterdam station is large and it took us a while to find our platform. We were going to have to change trains and had to find out which station to get off at to catch the connecting train to the Hoek of Holland. I had bought a flexible ticket for this part of the journey which meant we could catch any train. The timetable I had provisionally planned would get us to the ferry terminal station at 12:02 which gave us an hour leeway before boarding the ferry. We were at Amsterdam station and saw a train to Rotterdam Central station (where we had to change trains) and decided to get on it even though it was earlier than planned. After a few stops we realised it was a train that stopped at every station and would get to Rotterdam central at 12:30 cutting down our spare time. We had to wait 10 minutes or so for the connecting train to take us to the Hoek of Holland and the ferry terminal. On arrival it was straight onto the ferry which was already boarding. There were not many foot passengers, quite a lot of cars and lorries. The captain expected the crossing to be fair and calm, the channel was so smooth.
We were on the boat for about 6 hours and spent the time talking about the last three weeks and our Norwegian adventure. The lights of England came into view but it was another hour before we docked and made our way to our hotel. 
As we were walking we were talking and looking around a large container lorry pulled up by us and asked if we were lost and needed any help. We declined but thanked him, it was a very nice thing for him to have done. At the hotel we checked in and collected John’s coat and our back door ke, found our room, showered and enjoyed a bit of uk tv before sleeping soundly.
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