My first sailings are booked!

I've booked my first couple of sailings! Really there's virtually no competition against P&O. There are a couple of other boat companies who do the Dover to Calais run but P&O have far more sailings than the others. Thankfully their prices aren't out of line with the others and I usually opt for "lite" sailings (those in the early hours which are cheaper).

I'm on the 04.45 sailing on Friday 3rd June. The sailing takes 90 minutes and France is an hour in front of UK so it's due to dock at 7.15am and it's supposed to be a 6 hour drive to Hannover. I think the gates open there at 4.00pm so that gives me an additional 2 hours (plus Meat Loaf won't be on until last anyway). I'm also booked to come home on the 4.10am sailing on 7th June as I'll drive home straight after the Bonn concert (as I have work in London at 9.00am). If I can catch an earlier sailing then I might even get to see my bed! Those sailings cost me £80.

I'm also doing a daytrip on 11th June. I'm on the 7.05am sailing (docking at 9.35am) and it's supposed to be a 4 hour drive to the festival in Holland. I'm meeting some friends there so they'll save me a place near the front, plus I doubt that Kansas fans (for example) will stay around for another 3 hours or so to see Meat Loaf. I'm then returning home after the festival so that'll be a looooong day! That sailing is only £38 return.