I always go on tunnel and never had any issues. I went on ferry for 1st time in 10 years from Dover in august. I was stopped by French customs about 300m outside of ferry port which I wasn't expecting. They asked me to open the boot which is perfectly normal and they found 25kg of shrink wrapped dry tigers under my sleeping bag. They asked me what it was for, which I said it was bait and they let me get on my way. St malo is thr only example I have heard.

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Hi old geezer, i haven't fished with anyone on these trips since 2014/15 not because I don't like the company, but on the whole, the venues tend to have lower stocks than your average lake and reduced chances of 2 anglers being able to get on the fish.

Ive never given it too much thought but guess the phrase “we” is something I've started doing subconsciously as a way of trying to engage with the watchers and not make it sound like I'm trying to teach people what to do. There's no camera shy accomplice!

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Thanks for the comments..4 more video's to be released through the winter / spring.

Watch out for the session of a life time on New Year's Day! 🎣🐳🐳

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I've been over twice since May. I got pulled in once to the side for steering wheel swab, asked about guns and knives. The let me straight through second time.
All my bait has been on show in the car, to ensure that if they do check it, I'm clear of sneaking it across.
They have absolutely no interest in a bit of bait.

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Thanks

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Does anyone know a website that tracks daily or weekly cases of beta variant in France?

Quarantine isn't a major issue for our family but if it turns to red in the next few weeks then will need to get back sharpish.

The consensus seems to be France would have gone to red had it not been for the impracticalities of getting 10's of 1000's into hotels.

I'd like to see the weekly figures myself to form a view. Scientists are suggesting the numbers of beta aren't really rising but drew comparisons with the Seychelles that was fully vaccinated but saw a rise of 70% in beta that caused major hospitalisations.

Website anyone pls?

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Book your day 2 and 8 tests well in advance
I felt there were various risks to me actually getting into France so decided to book them while I was over there. It wasn't a problem but the cheapest 5 providers were sold out for the days of my return so I had to pay a little bit more

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I'm currently quarantining. They are calling me once a day. If I miss the call, they may call later in the day, they may not.
My day 2 test result was negative which hasn't changed the level of calls

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And just as we've started to ease the Indian variant has arrived. We are unlocking and the variant is doubling. Whilst it may not be a huge issue for hospitalisation and death, the number of cases could soar.
France will be keeping a close eye on this. They don't have the same rate of vaccination and they won't want this variant coming in, Particularly after we brought the Kent variant to the EU.
Boris is being way too reactive again, monitoring the situation until it's everywhere...it's quite possible the France window will be limited before France shut us out again.

Sorry to put a dampener on the weekend but this scenario is quite possible. Hopefully it will be contained!

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France have declared dates on when they are dropping travel restrictions . I can't remember what they are off hand. The 17 May is the date France will likely be categorised as amber by U.K. hence able to travel subject to testing and quarantine on return
It is likely France will welcome travelers from 9th June from what I've read, so until then I have to follow the 7 day rule plus a pcr test at border and after 7 days.
That's how I interpret it, but might be wrong