Road Trip?

I am currently in Porto, Portugal staying at my Jenna’s parents’ house. Our plan was to road trip from here through Spain and into France over the course of 4 days. We (a group of four) had our route mapped out and spots to stay picked out along with the way.


It was going to be Jenna’s last adventure as a single woman, but of course it didn’t work out the way we had planned. Little did we know it was going to cost over $2000 to rent a car in Portugal and leave it in France. We found one website with a reasonably priced rental only to find out there was an extra 1200 Euro (~$1,700) one way fee after we booked it. Oops, forgot to mention that little charge.

So plan B consists of flying to Marseilles, renting a car there, passing three days exploring the French Riviera, and then heading up to Châtillon St Jean for the wedding. It won’t be the European road trip we had hoped for, but spending some extra time in the Côte d'Azur isn’t that bad of an alternative. La vida es dura, verdad.

We just have to make sure that the bride makes it to her own wedding, and since I am the only person who knows how to drive a stick that responsibility falls mainly on my shoulders. As my mom advised, “Don't drive too fast or be reckless—you will have the bride with you!” (Apparently she isn’t as concerned about my safety.) So if Jenna is not there to walk down the aisle, everyone will know who to blame.