Travelling through France

First topic message reminder :

I have read on another forum that there is an increase in the fines for various driving offences from speeding to not stopping at Stop signs long enough- and for being overloaded!

No doubt foreign drivers will be targeted so take your time, after all you are on holiday!

Spot on Bob , thanks for your hard work

Thanks Bob for all your hard work

Thanks for the updates Bob, are these the stops on the new route?

The Burchies wrote:

Thanks for the updates Bob, are these the stops on the new route?

Yes, the route has not changed as far as Oloron-St-Marie, but frankly I am not going on the 1st route due the time of year we would be going and the advice I have had and I do not want anyone to be under pressure on difficult road conditions.
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So from O-St-M I have done another route taking us through the Somport tunnel (instead of over the Col) which is an easy route with excellent roads down through Spain. The route after O-St-M is littered with safe off road parking for overnighting but I have put in some campsites if anyone feels they would rather stay on them, but it is about 55 miles to the Spanish Border from O-st-M so there is no problem and you will really see some stunning scenery on this route, as good as any place we have been before.

Hi
Out of curiosity what date are you setting off ?

We all leave on the 2nd April, 2 from Folkestone and 2 from Dover and 1 from Portsmouth 7th April, all meeting later that day (not Frank n Marg as they will be going too Bilbao) probably at Wissant Aire.

The lady says thank you Bob it looks magnifcent

Hi
We was asking as we would of loved to off joined you on the trip over
( if that was ok )
but it's possibly to early for us and we might only have 3 weeks holidays to use
Perhaps not enough time to do that sort of journey ? ?

Sandra

whistlinggypsy wrote:

We all leave on the 2nd April, 2 from Folkestone and 2 from Dover and 1 from Portsmouth 7th April, all meeting later that day (not Frank n Marg as they will be going too Bilbao) probably at Wissant Aire.

Careful with the Rouen one Bob i have overnighted there and you will get tippers trundling down that slip road all night long ,which aint to bad loaded but empty a bit of a racket,but a fantastic place if you want to view the centre.

Rob, when was the last time you where there, we did have a couple of problems last time but that was when they were refurbishing the bridge over the river right next to us.

The job is now finished and yes I know the tippers do start early but we will be on our way quite early anyway after breakfast, thats if we decide to stop there.

It will be down to the majority were we stop each night as I have done all the stops I have put in right down to Spain.

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Hi
We was asking as we would of loved to off joined you on the trip over
( if that was ok )
but it's possibly to early for us and we might only have 3 weeks holidays to use
Perhaps not enough time to do that sort of journey ? ?

Sandra

Sorry it will be too early for you Sandra this year, but I may do another one in 2014 but to a different country maybe one or two of the eastern european ones and we can make it a bit later as we are going to Spain or Morocco for the winter in 2014.

whistlinggypsy wrote:

Rob, when was the last time you where there, we did have a couple of problems last time but that was when they were refurbishing the bridge over the river right next to us.

The job is now finished and yes I know the tippers do start early but we will be on our way quite early anyway after breakfast, thats if we decide to stop there.

It will be down to the majority were we stop each night as I have done all the stops I have put in right down to Spain.

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have been there last couple of years ,last time with Polly but only stayed for the day.which was Sept 2011.

Hia

is that where we did a u turn in the middle of town ok you said it was the way to go but I am still not sure

and what time do you call 6.42 to be posting

is that where we did a u turn in the middle of town ok you said it was the way to go but I am still not sure

Join the club Polly you are not the 1st nor will you be the last that has done a U turn in Rouen, I had to make a very quick and dangerous one seconds before I went down an underpass that I could not possible get under after not taking enough care of my directions, very

whistlinggypsy wrote:

is that where we did a u turn in the middle of town ok you said it was the way to go but I am still not sure

Join the club Polly you are not the 1st nor will you be the last that has done a U turn in Rouen, I had to make a very quick and dangerous one seconds before I went down an underpass that I could not possible get under after not taking enough care of my directions, very

Wont show Rina this post Bob
Had to make a quick diversion once or twice myself and got some flack from her

Polly wrote:

Hia

is that where we did a u turn in the middle of town ok you said it was the way to go but I am still not sure

and what time do you call 6.42 to be posting

Possible Polly and i get up at 6.00 (thats in the morning by the way) i'll bet you have a few pics of the parking on the banks of the river amongst your 1000 pics

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Wont show Rina this post Bob
Had to make a quick diversion once or twice myself and got some flack from her

It's not that bad really driving through Rouen, done it hundreds and hundreds of times with HGV and the m/h it was just this last time with the Euramobil still new too me and me not concentrating properly I very nearly took the roof off, it certainly gave the french drivers behind me a lesson in 3 point turns and caused a massive hold up entering and leaving the underpass

Your view at night across the river


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Hia


glad you put that picture up Bob otherwise I would have to go in my archives to find my 1000 pictures and then you all know me I would have put 999 pictures on here and missed the relivent one out

That was a good holiday Rob

Nice setting for a couple