We went to France on these (Dover-Calais) about 30 years ago, I was roughly 10. They were incredibly exciting, loud, bouncy machines. Huge spaces to drive into

We went to France on these (Dover-Calais) about 30 years ago, I was roughly 10. They were incredibly exciting, loud, bouncy machines. Huge spaces to drive into, they floated around like toys when maneuvering, made my mother very sea sick. I loved it. My parents suffered them as it was before the tunnel and much faster than ferries. As a child I wished we could do it all the time. As an adult it’s obvious why they didn’t take off. In even calm seas they were bouncy and we suffered delays that never stopped the ferries. The ferries offered more ports, nice restaurants, and cabins on the longer trips in western France or down to Spain. A far nicer way to travel. The hovercraft were like doing an NYC to NY trip on a WW2 DC3. But, they were so much fun I’m glad to see them back. I wonder how they’ll do against the tunnel now.