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RstredS Derestricted Danger
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Keen World Chat Champion
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Posted: 10:13 - 06 Mar 2007 Post subject: |
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Have a look at this post from maurice, I took alot of these routes when I came down last year and they were great... they'll take you further over into the French Riviera nice/antibes area, but then you can ride west along the coast which will be a nice little trip.
The weather in August in the South of France will be almost too hot! try to wear good summer gear like a vented/mesh jacket and some light gloves or you'll suffer. Sounds obvious but bring some good sunglasses and you can ride with your visor open which helps alot. ____________________ "he who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man"- Dr. Johnson |
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natv4 Brolly Dolly
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If you wish to get there quickly from Calais (the cheap ferries) then I will suggest my favourite motorway...A75. That still means covering the top 2/3 of France, for which I just take the boring motorway and zip through quickly. You could easily find some nice A roads. Particularly south of Le Mans was good. Just not really worth going that way specifically for.
Winding down from Claremont-Ferrand, it is the best motorway in the world. It changes height from 300m to >1200m many times whilst twisting this way and that. Its certainly my preferred method of making the Med. If you really don't have the day and a half required to make the Pyrenese comfortably, then sail direct to Bilbao from Portsmouth. ____________________ Travelling around the world...a bit at a time. Where am I now? / Visit my BLOG
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Nath World Chat Champion
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Posted: 05:41 - 10 Mar 2007 Post subject: |
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When I did Spain on my Honda Bros, I went all the way down to the pyrenees using only 'N' and 'D' roads, and on the few toll-free motorways. Can't remember what mileage I did on the first day, but it was over half way there "Brive la Gallarde", to the south of Limoges.
Weather in August should be scorching hot! ____________________ Hard livin', hard luck. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 17 years, 53 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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