Marcel is a big-hearted, wonderful man; a tug-boat captain, hotelier and “daddy” to an equally brave little dog, Poupette, a Rev Jack Russell run over by a hit and run driver, her back legs ruined but never her spirit she dreams, between barking at strangers (me), of who knows what when she tucks her head under her blanket in her basket by the reception desk of The Hotel Rubens.  Perhaps she dreams of the days crossing the Southern States of The USA, balanced on the fuel tank of Marcel’s Harley Davidson motorcycle, her paws on the handlebars, the wind in her ears, her nose catching the scents of the road.