Doesn't really bother me, as i have to travel from Lancashire, so any port on the south coast is a bloody long way for me.
The extra 100 miles or so on the other side from my usual route is a bugger though, but when weighed against a price difference of at least £100 for the ferry or £20 in fuel. Then i will take the extra mileage any day.
Only other bad thing, is that we were going to travel down from Hull where my brother in law lives, on the Wednesday night and stay at his parents in Essex. But i now have tickets to see Motley Crue at the MENA in Manchester on the Wednesday evening. This means driving to Hull from Manchester after the gig and setting off down to Dover at 3am instead and not getting any decent sleep. But its a small price to pay to see Motley Crue live.