The overnight ferry from Portsmouth was the travel choice and I met Martin and Jasmine at the check-in/departure lounge. After a quick bite to eat we settled in the bar and let the others in the group know where we are. This resulted in meeting Colin and David as we left Portsmouth and headed out into the English Channel.

Although the cabins on the ferry were pretty comfortable I didn’t sleep particularly well whereas everyone else seemed to have slept like the proverbial log.

The crossing was smooth and then we had a day to kill in St Malo. Breakfast was followed by a gentle wander around until we could finally check in at 3pm.