Getting there

As well as thinking idle thoughts about the comic genius of Eddie Izzard we are starting to put some flesh on the bones of the Le Mans trip. We have booked a ferry crossing - so far one way only from Newhaven to Dieppe. I tried womanfully to make the booking online but ended up causing the system to need a lie down in a darkened room when I tried to explain, very patiently , that I was not imagining that 3 of us would be riding one bicycle and that I really did want to book passage for 3 people with , guess what, 3 bicycles...I ended up speaking to a very charming french lady who set everything straight and confirmed it really wasn't my fault. So counselling included in the ticket price. A bargain!