We must have been the last guests out of the Ibis Style, Bourges. This probably meant that everyone else had pretty much the same opinion of its décor, and could stand it no longer; the translucent, pukey-green, plastic chairs at breakfast were the last straw.
The day was almost a clone of yesterday: find the correct autoroute, point the car north, and drive at approx 75 mph until the hankering for coffee became just too strong. A little light relief was brought by leaving the A71/A10 monotony and using la route nationale 154 for a while across country via Chartres, Dreux and Evreux, before joining a different autoroute out to our destination for overnight, Honfleur. A regular Ibis has got our vote tonight, better by far, but the bath 'room' is a soupçon tiny; I have seen bigger broom cupboards. And expensive! Honfleur definitely fits the honeypot category. This was borne out by our stroll around the chic & authentic (but twee & chocolate-boxy) harbour area. How does €18 for two beers sound? Yes, exactly, we agree!
The excitement of the day came courtesy of an email waiting in Alan's in-box when we relaxed upon arrival in the hotel. Grace à Dieu, I decided to read emails at that juncture, and not leave it until morning, for instance. The ferry company had written to advise us that our crossing tomorrow has been cancelled! Having got the info early allowed us to spend an hour communicating with the company, ending up with us switching from a Le Havre departure at noon to one from Caen at 1400. The reason, apparently, is that the boat we should have been using has been confined to port somewhere by bad weather, and simply will not have got to Le Havre by the time it's needed. We wonder how many folks will not have got this info and will present themselves tomorrow morning for an absent ferry.
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