May 2026 - Spain!

It's not something I have thought about much. 

So when the email arrived from Brittany Ferries this morning announcing the Spanish routes were online, I had to go and look.

It would be silly not to look!! The French routes for next year were released last week. This week it's Spain's turn.

The day dragged on as we drove north to our overnight at Cresslands, see the previous blog, and so it was gone 4pm before I could take a look.

I like going away in May as soon as the football season for both Arsenal and Oldham Athletic is over. It means I have basically over three months to fit a holiday in before it all starts again...

Arsenal's last game for me is 17th May. I looked online, and as expected with the bookings being open for some sixteen plus hours many crossings with pet friendly cabins were already sold out!

With Reggie's rabies vaccine running out on the 20th of June I needed a crossing in good time to get him his booster before it runs out. It has to be done in an EU country.

So I in the end I worked backwards and checked May 20th. Last year we went on the Portsmouth to Bilbao.  It was one heck of a long time on the ferry. In the region of 30 hours. I looked at Plymouth to Santander.

Plymouth is further from home to drive, but it cuts the sea journey down by almost nine hours.

Not only did they have spaces, they had cabins and pet friendly cabins to boot!

A quick "shall we?" to Claire and I booked it. 

So it's done. That can go on the back burner until the new year.