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