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Holland toEngland by Ferry

Story by Carl Larsen Photos by Carl Larsen and Sharon Whitley Larsen
N o doubt about it, I'm an armchair traveler, especially in a digi-

tal era.
Before my wife Sharon and I set foot into an airport for our
next international trip, I've consulted from my easy chair any
number of Web sites and finally, YouTube, through my smart TV, to find
out where we want to go and how to get there.
And so, that's how we found ourselves aboard the Stena Britannica,
a mammoth ferry launched in 2010 that each night links The Nether-
lands with the U.K., carryimg a cargo of long-haul trucks, cars and as
many as 1200 passengers, many of whom were driving and others, like
us, who were “foot” passengers. A sister ship, Stena Hollandica, also
plies this route. Between the two, they offer two crossings each day,
one overnight.

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