For those who are thinking of celebrating the centenary of the mountain circuit, Keef's birthday and even more significantly the 40th anniversary of my first visit to the Island, you had best get your ferry crossings booked if you want to take a bike. It's already looking like it will have to be either a short visit or a Wednesday of practice week until the Monday after race week stay. -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: | | Voxan Roadster Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 Morini 350 "Forgotten Error" | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
Brinkmanship can often be successful because of cancellations, but you presumably don't have to also factor in reserving digs. I may telephone tomorrow to check. In any case, it is easier to be sure of getting a booking for three bikes on the same crossings that way. -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: | | Voxan Roadster Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 Morini 350 "Forgotten Error" | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
OK if you have a running reservation for accommodation every year - like the scout hut. <Jumpers For Goal Posts Mode> They should go back to first come, first served, queuing in the old roofless sheds on Liverpool dock for hours and hours 'system'. That would sort you youngsters out. </JFGPM> -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: | | Voxan Roadster Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 Morini 350 "Forgotten Error" | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
Overnight Friday/Saturday out, overnight Friday/Saturday back. It'll be a miserable journey to/from Liverpool but at least I've got a reasonably comfy seat on the boat.
I've not looked into it, but isn't it a lot cheaper to take a transit van if there are three bikes travelling together?
If crossings are shit at the moment it gives me plenty of time to decide whether I want to go or not and then book once they release a load more next year. I always enjoy it once I'm there but the actual crossing usually makes me wonder why I bother.
Same here. The return trip last time was the worst, Boxed in like sardines and with no seats left stuck next to 2 pissed scousers insistant on waving around the kippers they bought in Douglas. If there's a hell out there it's loosely based on the Steam-Packet.
LIVERPOOL to DOUGLAS DOUGLAS to LIVERPOOL Sat 4-JUN-11 04:15am Arr 06:45am Fri 10-JUN-11 23:15pm Arr 01:45am I'm really looking forward to three hours at Liverpool docks on the Friday night. Almost as much as I'm looking forward to a five hour ride home through the night a week later.
