hotel Ibis Chatellerault

what a first day!

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April 18th 2006
Well we finally departed the shores of blighty, after a lovely meal with Emma (as she called it the last supper!) we pootled down a almost deserted motorway towards Dover for our 2am ferry. we arrived on schedule and parked up on a chilly tuesday morning. Our ferry dumped it's cargo and we embarked feeling very tired yet very awake. Our boat left the harbour and the twinkling lights of dover slowl ... read more

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