French Run 2011 Part Deux

The forms requesting deposits have now been sent out, by email. If you
were expecting to receive one but haven't, please let me know.

FWIW the hotel is now full, so if you wanted to come and haven't let
me know yet, you'll need to go on the waiting list!

 

Where is it we're going?

 

When? When was it.

Oh, and France, wasn't it?

 

No, it was somewhere we've been before. So Belgium, I think.

 

I don't like andouillette. So no andouillette on the menu, please.

 

Be careful on the autoroutes, I heard they time people between péage
gates and do you for speeding?

 

on a ferry from Portsmouth

 

You're not wrong actually !

 

Do we need passports?

 

+1

 

[reality swerve]

who have you booked with? I have the option of a weekend in Normandy in
Sept with the UKGSer mob. LDLines overnight job seems a reasonable price
and I'd get to have a curry with the sprog pre-embarkation as he lives
in Havant.

 

No one yet.... will probably do Portsmouth to Cherbourg with Britanny
(they offer a fast cat - 3hrs), and spend a couple of days wandering
along the Normandy Coastline taking in the beaches and other
historically noteable stuff via a couple of B&B's/Small Hotels.

Have a word with Wilson of this parish as he does the Portsmouth -
Caen route rather frequently, I've used it a few times, but not the
overnight service.

 

Surely +2 ??

;-)

 

Don't run out of fuel on the autoroute either as the police don't like
it too much.

 

haha - hope you dont snore old chap

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Nige,

'Candygram for Mongo'

R1

 

No, not if you want to demonstrate to others that you are as stupid
and ignorant as me. Its optional...

 

Just had a looksie online, I'll probably do out via Cherbourg and back
via Caen :
Portsmouth to Cherbourg
Departure Wed 27 Apr 2011 09:00 - Arrival Wed 27 Apr 2011 13:00
Caen to Portsmouth
Departure Mon 2 May 2011 16:30 - Arrival Mon 2 May 2011 21:15
£81.90

 

I have fairly recently. Like me, he prefers BF but their prices are much
like Ryanair & Easyjet. Depending on unfathomable variables you might get a
cheap ticket or be royally fleeced.

Annoyingly, BF don't have the 11am departure from Poole now. It's 7am or
3pm. Former means an overnight in Poole, latter means getting into France
too late. Hence LDLines with a cabin works out as convenient and in the
same price bracket as a day crossing with BF.

 

Moi? Like un Dodgerez de Salade, mon ami.

 

But the return leg is on a Sunday. You CAN'T buy petrol in France on a
Sunday!