Scottish band flee France on fish boat to beat quarantine deadline by 10 minutes
dailyrecord.co.ukholidaymakers in a last-minute dash to beat the 14-day quarantine rule on returning from France.Eurotunnel trains sold out and air fares were up to six times more than normal, although ferries increased capacity.Many Brits were caught off guard by the short notice of the Government deadline – and struggled to make it in time.But one resourceful musical ensemble sailed back over the English Channel on a fishing boat and beat the new quarantine rules by just 10 minutes.The Dunedin Consort, from Edinburgh, made the last-gasp, five-hour journey after playing a concert entitled Nature’s Voice at a festival in Lessay, Normandy, on Friday night.The 13-strong ensemble had been due to arrive back via Eurostar by 5pm yesterday, which would have meant.
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