Thanks Faz. Just back from Calais, went with wife and two friends. EXCELLENT LUNCH, in a restaurant where I go two or three times each year, since 1994. Wines were both French today - being in France- white Crozes-Hermitage and red Chateauneuf du Pape (expensive, but two favourites of mine). Superb cooking, and I had a grilled sole Meuniere for my main course.
It's a two hour drive to the Channel tunnel, car on train and 35 minutes through to Calais, then ten minutes to the restaurant, where we are welcomed by the proprietress with kisses on both cheeks! So, left home 7 am, back 9pm, with 8 hours in France. Hard to believe, really.
A perfect day - designed to help me ignore my age. I still claim not to be an old man - and

try to believe myself.