Well put DAR. I remember the first time I flew across the channel in a light aircraft being amazed at how short the crossing was. It's about ten minutes in the average spammie from Dover to Cap Gris Nez. I've always known the actual mileage as we were taught it at school but I think the average Brit has a psychological distance from mainland Europe far greater than the 22 miles or so. I couldn't help but think that it's about 3 minutes in a Spit...and that's all that seperated us from the jackboot.