Ah yes, forgot the fact that the second car would be hanging about...

The Portland/Yarmouth ferry is an option - although not particularly cheap - and would save driving time. 11 hours sail against 14 hours drive... plus motels... and 14 hours might be 3 days driving... Then there's the immigration side of it - although we'll already have the green immigration card from Boston... I think Amtrak goes up as far as Portland... Having almost discarded the idea I might re-think it.

However, it would miss out on some good scenics and also one of the friends I want to visit is in Fredericton. COuld still do that on a detour while there. A wander round Cape Breton is also a possibility although I've a suspicion we might consider that for a future holiday in itself.

The hope would be to book the car thru' a UK company before leaving so it's just a case of waving a voucher at the hire co. I'm not convinced that the UK companies would be that aware of any excesses involved in crossing the border. I'll do some emailing.

This is good, up to the usual high 'Cat standard. Thanks.

Must make sure I leave my sombrero at home...

Nick - with a reset cookie!