Tillington is just outside Petworth and is about 45 minutes from the cross channel ferry terminal at Portsmouth and so providing a quick last part of the trip. Arriving at around quater past six the boarding "checking-in" had begun and we were quickly through the check-in and joined line 11 that was soon waved through customs and border control. There was quite a long wait before embarkation but none the less the ferry departed promptly at 8.15pm with the two of us in the Restaurant ordering our meal.
As has become our custom after dinner, we went to the main bar to see suss out the evening's entertainment. "Live" music was supplied by a duo of voice and drums delivering a very pleasant of songs, most of which we recognised. In the end it was a shame that they didn't get too much attention from the family dominated crowd. There was also a magician Rick O'Shea!!!! He was brilliant with the little kids and delivered some very good illusions and feats of prestidigitation.
Getting off the boat took rather a lot of time and it was 9.15 before we were on the "high road" but we had a very smooth trip south and pulled up outside number 8 at 12.30.
The most significant element of packing the car was putting our bbq from home into the boot. This required it being dismantled and it still filled the boot and so I was determined to get it rebuilt and ready for use as soon as possible - hence the first of the photographs, proud bbq engineer.That done we had a bit of a spin round the immediate locale. Pleased to report that Viviers continues to develop with the conversion of the old dining room into a shop and a modest boardwalk added to the frontage along with timber cladding. And good news, the restaurant reopens on April 6th.
At the end of summer we reported that Viviers had competition, right across the road from them and it is good to see that it is not only still here but it looks like they are near to completing a deck for outdoor dining in the season.
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