On the 14th we drove back up to the aire at Arras so we were within easy reach of Calais for our crossing the following day. At the supermarket, a sign reassured shoppers that it was still open, which we thought was a little odd for a Friday! We then realised it was Bastille Day, a national holiday in France! Sure enough there were various events going on in the town. We walked though a square where music and dancing were in full swing. There was also this rather unusual nautical variant of jousting taking place on the river (click below to play the video):

We had time to visit the city centre and had booked a recommended restaurant for our last meal of the holiday.