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 Posted: 13:14 - 12 Aug 2013  Post subject: Little euro challenge anyone? (*Now photo heavy) |
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I'm leaving blighty via the tunnel on Thursday morning, into France, Belgium and likely a bit of a nosy in Brussels before heading to Tilburg in the Netherlands for the night.
7:30am Friday I will be collecting a package in Tilburg and heading the 180 miles back to the tunnel, back to blighty and on 110 miles to Cambridge.
If anyone is bored and fancies a brief visit into euro for all or part of the trip the tunnel will cost you £30 return and a room for the night about the same.
Once the packet is collected I won't be stopping other than for fuel, food (maybe) and the tunnel and looking to be in Cambridge before 2pm, of course, you won't need to follow me back to the tunnel, Cambridge or anywhere. It won't be an excessive speed trip, with good empty roads there is no real need to risk a large fine.
Just thought someone might fancy tagging along for the hell of it.
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Why do you do these wonder trips when I have to work 
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| Posted: 14:08 - 12 Aug 2013 Post subject: |
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I do them all the time but usually I don't get more than 30 mins notice.
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| Posted: 13:19 - 13 Aug 2013 Post subject: Re: Little euro challenge anyone? |
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| Marmalade wrote: | I'm leaving blighty via the tunnel on Thursday morning, into France, Belgium and likely a bit of a nosy in Brussels before heading to Tilburg in the Netherlands for the night.
7:30am Friday I will be collecting a package in Tilburg and heading the 180 miles back to the tunnel, back to blighty and on 110 miles to Cambridge.
If anyone is bored and fancies a brief visit into euro for all or part of the trip the tunnel will cost you £30 return and a room for the night about the same.
Once the packet is collected I won't be stopping other than for fuel, food (maybe) and the tunnel and looking to be in Cambridge before 2pm, of course, you won't need to follow me back to the tunnel, Cambridge or anywhere. It won't be an excessive speed trip, with good empty roads there is no real need to risk a large fine.
Just thought someone might fancy tagging along for the hell of it. |
I'm making the crossing over at 7.30am on Thursday morning to go to Switzerland. I usually take the boat as I can sleep on it.
If I decide to take the star, look me up. It'll be a last-minute decision for me.
If you see a built, 17 stone Samoany-looking dude and a bit of a belly (think Samoan belly) with a 19 inch neck on a CB1300, it's me. I'm the wrong side of 40 and balding. I'm a pussycat, though, so don't be alarmed if you catch sight of the occasional missing tooth (rugby).
If we do see each other, probably would let you go as I'm in no hurry and tend to trundle at 100mph and will peel off to see a sight or 2.
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| Posted: 19:19 - 13 Aug 2013 Post subject: |
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I'm not planning on being at tunnel until midday or just after so unlikely i'll bump into you. I will keep an eye out though.
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| Posted: 20:02 - 14 Aug 2013 Post subject: |
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| Marmalade wrote: | I'm not planning on being at tunnel until midday or just after so unlikely i'll bump into you. I will keep an eye out though. |
Ride safe & have a good trip.
I will be taking the star. So cheap right now it's ridiculous. Looking forward to a cold beer by Lake Geneva tomorrow.
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| Posted: 20:11 - 14 Aug 2013 Post subject: |
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costing me £30 for going out tomorrow around midday and coming back 11am ish on Friday
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| Posted: 07:53 - 17 Aug 2013 Post subject: |
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| c-m wrote: | Confused.
I was talking about a the price of a single ticket on the Eurotunnel.
The length of time they have to carry you never changes. The crossing takes the roughly the same time every time. |
Cost me £32 return. Reason is short trips cost less. Stay a week and it'll cost more. Stay a day and it'll cost less.
On a more positive note, Jesus H Christ. Just rode the Jura national park in Switzerland and a load of roads coming up to it. My God.
F"cking fan-tastic. It's like a mini Stelvio. Need to look out for the local fuzz but there were sportsbikers on there who really knew it and were having a ball. Hairpin turns, twisting mountain roads, perfect sunsets, burnt my chicken strips right off. Have to go back to do it again. And the roads leading up to it in France weren't bad and found some nice twisties in beautiful, perfect sunshine.
Unfortunately, my CB ate my chain and sprockets when I did it but what the h@ll... what a road! And don't need to buy the vignette because it goes into Geneva via the back way.
If ever you're in the vicinity, check out the Jura national park in Switzerland - not the one in France - they're completely different. My God, it's a good road.
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