allez!

Got out of the Travelodge from hell and headed to Luton Airport to pick up dad. All went smoothly and I took us to just before the Dartford Bridge. Dad drove us over it and to the tunnel. It is so quick!

Arrived in France to a lovely drive on quiet motorway the whole way to Arcis-sur-Aube (I think it's called...) and had some dinner. There were no hotels available, so we decided to head on to Troyes...where there were also no hotels available. Bloody nightmare. Drove round for an hour and a half until we finally found a Novotel, that was forty euros dearer than a hotel we'd turned down just outside Arcis (as it was too expensive...groan).

Turned out to be a great room though and was a huge improvement to Shitsville, Tennessee where I'd stayed the night before.