The current approximate plans are:
- Leave Manchester 17:30, Sat 2nd Sept
- Get to Hull before 19:30 for 21:00 ferry (demands 1h30m pre-departure)
- Ferry arrives Rotterdam 8am
- Drive to Venlo (174km est 2h)
- Check into Campanile Hotel Venlo for two nights (108 EUR)
- Lua conference Mon/Tue (check out Tue morning)
- Tues evening, drive to Frankfurt (285km est 3h30m)
- Book into Stay-and-Learn Hostel for two nights, Twin room, total ca. 100EUR (hostelworld.com)
- Wed, enjoy FF
- Thu drive to Koln (190km est 2h30m)
- Book into City Pension Storch im Stavenhof, Double bed, two nights, total ca. 120EUR (also hostelworld.com)
- Fri enjoy Koln
- Sat drive to Rotterdam (266km est 3h)
- Catch 21:00 ferry back to Hull
- Hull 8am arrival, drive home