Well...I just kinda mentioned the French trip again, and the odds have gone up from 'over my dead body' [1], to an inaudible mummer. So I *might*[2] be able to get the early morning fast ferry on Sunday to Caen;, and in theory I could be Clermont or Howard's way by tea-time on the Sunday. Thus having Sunday night to recharge for following day. Almost sounds like a plan. I'll leave it a few days and probe further. [1] That's my body, not SWMBO [2] All depends on how many takers she has for some gig in the village hall [3] [3] It's not even for the village