Time to start reminding ourselves of all those french lessons we had at school, if we can remember that far back of course.
The boat isn't as big as the one that we hired this year on the Broads but it is big enough for the two of us for a week. We know the boat that it is based upon is Broom 29 and they are a fairly roomy boat inside for their length. It does mean we will be sharing a shower room and loo this time around though!
With the hire boat booked it was also time to book the ferry from Portsmouth to St Malo. As we have booked so early we have got a decent discount off the return fare and a cabin upgrade to an outside cabin for the night sail across to Brittany. It is a day sail on the way back so we won't need a cabin but we have booked reserved seats in the premier lounge instead.
Now we just have the small matter of getting these passports dealt with. I got a text message from the passport office on Saturday to say that they had received my documents. So fingers crossed it won't be long before mine is back. Liam's will be sent off at the weekend after his mug shots have been countersigned. So we should have plenty of time to get this sorted.
On the ID front, the DVLA have been really on the ball as my new photocard licence arrived yesterday. Only a week after the application went in!
Look on the bright side - sharing a shower and loo means there is only one to clean before hand back!
ReplyDeleteWe have taken out the all inclusive package so we don't have to clean it when we get back, just bag our rubbish up. We will hand it back clean though of course. This was just something else in the package which included fuel, damage waiver, parking etc.
ReplyDeleteHandy! I've never seen that as an option for holiday accommodation. In fact we usually find that we need to clean something soon after arrival, and I'm sure we leave everywhere cleaner than we found it. I curse my mother's way of bringing me up sometimes!
ReplyDeleteWe are the same. Have to say though that the boat we hired recently from Richardson's on the Broads was spotless.
ReplyDeleteThe all inclusive package isn't cheap from Le Boat but by the time you add the bits up separately it is a saving over the individual prices. Fuel is very expensive!