I decided I was going to get an early start on sorting out the holiday this year, especially as it seems to be getting more and more difficult to find an English company that will accept a booking that includes the two cats.
I was right; I couldn't find one.
So that means a French company; but with prices quoted in Euros and exchange rates crashing, that's looking expensive, compared to last year.
We've also decided to change our holiday dates this year, to go in June rather than September, as so many sites in central and northern France seem to close after the first week of September.
Then I looked at ebay. There was a small gite, right in the middle of Brittany (to be honest, right in the middle of nowehere), about the right size and - importantly - about the right price. I checked that Luc's happy with the location and driving, then emailed the vital question.
"Excuse me for asking ... do you accept cats?"
And the answer came back "Fine by me".
So I've sorted out my leave from work (which only took a week to do), confirmed the booking, and the deposit's in the post. I've looked into ferries and decided which we're using (bit of a no brainer really; have you looked at Norfolk Lines' prices compared to P&O and Sea France?), so will book that in the next few days.
I've also looked into overnight stops in both directions, and got a good idea of where we'll be staying. And where we'll be eating.
I've never been so organised. It worries me; it really does worry me .......
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Try booking directly with the owner next time, through a site like holidaylettings.co.uk.
You can specify 'accepts pets' as a checkbox option. I advertise there and get quite a few bookings from people who want to bring their dogs/cats/rabbits on holiday with them.
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