French run Calais Congregation?

Being the tail enders in joining the Tour ferry times available were pretty
useless, early 0900's out and late back. We have therefor elected for the
Gentleman's Magic Carpet that is the channel tunnel (which I prefer and
Blondie hasn't tried yet).
Leaving from Chez Tog with the rabble we head to the 09:50 MC departure
which should put us in France around the time the main group 10:05 ferry
limps from port sporting a 40degree roll and an open bow door.
Is there already, or can we agree a meet up point in the Calais vicinity? I
believe some Runners are on the next (10:50?) ferry too, we could hold back
half an hour for them.
For those that have never paused in the vicinity Calais isn't the utter shit
hole one might expect, the original main street has a few nice cafe's and
the (surprisingly clean) beach on the South side of the harbour mouth sports
a fine view of the PO/SeaFrance ferries playing a fairly advanced game of
Chicken.

My mobile is unchanged
zero seven eight zero two
eight one two three three three

 

Sounds ok to me.

 

Waiting? Meeting point? You're new to this, aren't you?

From the ferry, it's usually every man for himself, preferably in
different directions.

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Things are going to be very different this year, though.

It looks like it's going to be dry, for a start.

 

Details man... Details what cafe / street / rue, it sounds good becuase
Spete is going to meet us in Calais so would be nice if a few of us could
meet up. We are intending to do the D940 / D925 route along the coast

For those of you that need directions here they are to the nth degree


Summary: 110.7 miles (3 hours, 1 minute)


Time
Mile
Instruction
For
Toward

09:00
0.0
Depart near Calais on Local road(s) (East)
0.6 mi


09:01
0.6
Keep STRAIGHT onto E15
87 yds


09:01
0.7
Turn RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s)
0.1 mi


09:01
0.8
Bear RIGHT (West) onto Chemin Militaire Intérieur
54 yds


09:01
0.8
At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto Local road(s)
0.1 mi


09:01
1.0
Road name changes to Pont Vétillard
0.2 mi


09:02
1.2
Turn RIGHT (West) onto Place de l'Europe
0.1 mi


09:02
1.3
Road name changes to Boulevard des Alliés [Place Henri Barbusse]
0.3 mi


09:03
1.6
At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto Pont Henri Henon
0.2 mi


09:03
1.8
At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto Boulevard du Général de Gaulle
0.9 mi


09:05
2.7
At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto D940
0.2 mi


09:06
2.9
At near Blériot-Plage, stay on D940 (West)
1.0 mi


09:08
3.9
At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto D940 [Route Nationale]
2.0 mi


09:11
5.9
At Sangatte, stay on D940 [Place du Général de Gaulle] (West)
3.2 mi


09:16
9.1
Turn RIGHT (North-West) onto D940 [Rue de la Mer]
98 yds


09:16
9.2
At Escalles, stay on D940 [Rue de la Mer] (West)
3.6 mi


09:21
12.7
At near Wissant, stay on D940 (West)
2.2 mi


09:24
15.0
At Tardinghen, stay on D940 [Route de Watermel] (West)
1.3 mi


09:26
16.2
At Audinghen, stay on D940 [Rue Principale] (South)
0.6 mi


09:27
16.8
At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto D940
1.8 mi


09:30
18.7
At Audresselles, stay on D940 [Rue Alexandre Guilmant] (West)
21 yds


09:30
18.7
Turn LEFT (South) onto D940 [Rue Gustave Danquin]
1.1 mi


09:32
19.7
At Ambleteuse, stay on D940 [Rue Nationale] (South-East)
2.9 mi


09:37
22.6
At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto D940 [Avenue François
Mitterrand]
0.6 mi


09:38
23.2
At near Wimereux, turn RIGHT (West) onto Quai Alfred Giard
0.1 mi


09:39
23.3
Turn LEFT (South) onto Rue Napoléon
0.4 mi


09:40
23.7
Bear RIGHT (South) onto D940 [Rue Carnot]
0.2 mi


09:40
23.9
At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto D940
2.1 mi


09:44
26.0
At near Boulogne-sur-Mer, stay on D940 [Boulevard Sainte-Beuve] (South)
0.3 mi


09:45
26.3
At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto D940 [Quai Gambetta]
0.4 mi


09:46
26.7
At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto D940 [Boulevard Gambetta]
0.2 mi


09:46
26.9
Keep STRAIGHT onto D940 [Boulevard Diderot]
1.0 mi


09:49
27.9
Turn LEFT (East) onto Rue Voltaire
87 yds


09:49
28.0
Turn LEFT (West) onto Rue Georges Cuvier
120 yds


09:50
28.0
At near Outreau, return South on Rue Georges Cuvier
120 yds


09:50
28.1
Turn RIGHT (South) onto Rue Voltaire
87 yds


09:51
28.1
Turn LEFT (South-East) onto D940 [Boulevard d'Alembert]
0.4 mi


09:52
28.5
Keep LEFT onto Nationale Route
0.6 mi


09:53
29.1
Keep STRAIGHT onto D940 [Nationale Route]
0.5 mi


09:54
29.6
At Saint-Léonard, stay on D940 [Nationale Route] (East)
0.4 mi


09:56
30.0
Merge onto N1 [Rue du Château]
0.3 mi


09:56
30.3
Take Local road(s) (RIGHT) onto D940 [Rue Edmond Mandaré]
0.1 mi


09:56
30.4
At near Pont-de-Briques, stay on D940 [Route Départementale 940]
(South)
2.8 mi


10:02
33.2
At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto D940
1.3 mi


10:04
34.5
At near Nesles, stay on D940 (South)
2.6 mi


10:08
37.1
At near Dannes, stay on D940 (West)
4.3 mi


10:13
41.3
At near Camiers, stay on D940 (South)
1.4 mi


10:15
42.7
At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto D940 [Boulevard Bigot
Descelers]
0.8 mi


10:17
43.4
At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto N39 [Rue du Touquet]
0.3 mi


10:17
43.8
At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto D940 [Avenue d'Étaples]
1.0 mi


10:19
44.8
Turn RIGHT (West) onto D940 [Avenue Maxence Van der Meersch]
1.1 mi


10:21
45.9
At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto D940 [Avenue de la Libération]
87 yds


10:22
46.0
At Cucq, stay on D940 [Avenue de la Libération] (South)
4.0 mi


10:28
49.9
Road name changes to Local road(s)
54 yds


10:28
49.9
At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto Local road(s)
109 yds


10:29
50.0
Road name changes to D940 [Route de Bagatelle]
1.6 mi


10:31
51.6
At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto D940 [Rue de Saint-Josse]
0.2 mi


10:32
51.8
At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto D940 [Avenue de Verdun]
131 yds


10:32
51.9
At near Berck, stay on D940 [Avenue de Verdun] (South)
0.3 mi


10:33
52.2
At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto D940
1.9 mi


10:37
54.1
At Groffliers, stay on D940 [Route de Waben] (East)
1.3 mi


10:39
55.4
At Waben, stay on D940 [Rue Jean Moulin] (East)
0.2 mi


10:39
55.6
Turn RIGHT (South) onto D143 [Rue de Verton]
0.6 mi


10:41
56.2
Road name changes to D940
4.1 mi


10:46
60.3
At Quend, stay on D940 [Rue de Berck] (South)
0.5 mi


10:47
60.9
At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto D940
7.2 mi


10:56
68.0
At near Le Crotoy, stay on D940 (South-East)
7.4 mi


11:05
75.4
At near Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme, stay on D940 (West)
2.9 mi


11:09
78.4
At Sallenelle, stay on D940 [Rue du Général de Gaulle] (South-West)
1.7 mi


11:13
80.0
At Lanchères, stay on D940 [Rue d'Anet] (West)
1.7 mi


11:16
81.8
At Brutelles, stay on D940 [Route Nationale] (West)
2.0 mi


11:19
83.8
At Hautebut, stay on D940 [Route d'Eu] (South)
54 yds


11:19
83.8
At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto D940 [Rue d'Eu]
2.3 mi


11:22
86.1
At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto D940
2.3 mi


11:26
88.4
At Aérodrome du Tréport, stay on D940 (South)
0.8 mi


11:27
89.1
Keep RIGHT onto Ramp
0.2 mi


11:27
89.4
At near Eu, keep STRAIGHT onto D925
0.4 mi


11:28
89.8
At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto D2 [D925]
0.3 mi


11:28
90.0
Road name changes to D925
1.1 mi


11:29
91.1
Road name changes to Local road(s)
0.7 mi


11:30
91.9
Road name changes to D925
4.4 mi


11:36
96.2
At near Criel-sur-Mer, stay on D925 (South)
2.6 mi


11:39
98.8
At near Tocqueville-sur-Eu, stay on D925 (West)
1.8 mi


11:42
100.7
At near Biville-sur-Mer, stay on D925 (South-West)
2.1 mi


11:45
102.8
At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto D925 [Rue de la Libération]
0.2 mi


11:46
103.0
At near Saint-Martin-en-Campagne, stay on D925 [Rue de la Libération]
(West)
3.8 mi


11:51
106.9
At near Bracquemont, stay on D925 (West)
1.0 mi


11:52
107.9
Keep STRAIGHT onto Local road(s)
10 yds


11:52
107.9
Keep RIGHT onto D925
0.7 mi


11:53
108.6
At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto Avenue Charles Nicolle
0.2 mi


11:54
108.7
Turn LEFT (West) onto Avenue de la Libération
0.1 mi


11:54
108.9
Bear RIGHT (West) onto Avenue de la République
0.7 mi


11:56
109.6
Road name changes to Avenue Général Leclerc
0.1 mi


11:56
109.7
Road name changes to Grande rue Du Pollet
153 yds


11:56
109.8
Road name changes to Pont Colbert
98 yds


11:56
109.9
Road name changes to Quai de la Cale
87 yds


11:57
109.9
Road name changes to Quai du Carénage
0.1 mi


11:57
110.0
Road name changes to Pont Jehan Ango
98 yds


11:57
110.1
At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto Arcades de la Bourse
120 yds


11:57
110.2
At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto Quai Henri IV
0.2 mi


11:58
110.3
Turn LEFT (North) onto Rue Parmentier
0.1 mi


11:59
110.4
Turn LEFT (South-West) onto Boulevard de Verdun
0.3 mi


12:00
110.7
Turn LEFT (South-East) onto Rue Gustave Rouland
21 yds


12:01
110.7
Arrive Windsor [18 Boulevard de Verdun, 76200, Dieppe, France, Tel: +33
2-35841523]





SUMMARY
Driving distance: 110.7 miles
Trip duration: 3 hours, 1 minute
Driving time: 3 hours, 1 minute
Cost: £16.02

 

As soon as I leave the Ferry I'm planning to follow my StreetPilot to
the hotel. I'm trying to get there on one tank of petrol, plus I've
got a front & rear tyre that have just four miles on them (I can
probably think of a hundred other excuses for being slow, with or
without unlimited petrol and old/new tyres) so I'll be taking it easy
on the way there, whereas a lot of the mob will be there within the
blink of an eye.

 

**** that, I'm not going to be in Calais at 9 in the morning. But as I
understand you will land at 11.45 (correct?). That, I can do.

 

The time was the default setting but you knew that Mr Pedantic, dunno
exactly what time we'll dock, it's generally a 90 minute sailing (ish) and
we are departing at 10:00 (ish) + 1 hour for local time I would guess at
12:30 (ish) local time

 

I'm leaving Hatfield Heath at 07.30 and don't have a fucking clue
where I'm going, other than the Kent coast.

Keep an eye out for a Silver Fireblade, black luggage, green cammo
ruck sack, yellow & black paddock jacket and a chrome lid.

That's me that is.

 

isn't that taking "going commando" a bit far? FFS wear boots, at
least.

 

Safety Nazi

 

I don't care if he wears boots, as long as he remembers the gash stickers...

 

"gash stickers" - what, you don't get towels "with wings" over there?

 

Ooops!

<runs down to factory>

 

How about if we meet you in Sangatte? Looks like a tiny place - we
could meet where the D243 hits the seafront. Then do the coast road
over Cap Gris-Nez. Or, of course, you could go with Monz and Spete.
We're not planning to join them as we intend to hit the motorway at
Boulogne, head straight down to the hotel and have a wander through
Dieppe. We've done the coast road once south of Boulogne - hated it.

My mobile is zero seven seven zero three one six four two three four.
I'm emailing you further details, but we're leaving here around
lunchtime today.

 

Run , Forest, Run...

'Life's like a box of stickers'

 

<snip>

Nah: hell for leather for the hotel, park up, dump the luggage, hit
the bars in town, do some shopping. Then hit the bars again.

 

I'm hanging out with you.

 

You missed the one that stays on the ferry and heads straight
home. ;-)

 

Except for the shopping bit, right?