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Post by DaveZ4richardson » Sun Jun 10, 2018 6:14 pm

That's 360 miles under the belt and 41mpg, catching the early ferry in the morning and 2 weeks of French roads :driving: :thumbsup:
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Post by mr wilks » Sun Jun 10, 2018 6:17 pm

Sounds great , where in France are you heading ?
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Post by DaveZ4richardson » Sun Jun 10, 2018 8:00 pm

mr wilks wrote: Sun Jun 10, 2018 6:17 pm Sounds great , where in France are you heading ?
Staying between Reims and Paris the first week, then slightly further south the second week to Troyes. Weather looks a bit of a mixed bag, but who cares when your in France.
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Post by Z4 Gaz » Sun Jun 10, 2018 8:45 pm

Have fun, we are off on the 29th for 2 weeks in the Zed. Chamonx, Lake Como, Munich, Prague/Czech, Eindhoven. Can't wait.
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Post by NickDE » Sun Jun 10, 2018 9:57 pm

Enjoy. I'm on the evening ferry tomorrow evening, taking the E30 down to the Black Forest.
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Post by wonkydonkey » Sun Jun 10, 2018 10:12 pm

Nice nice! Planning on taking mine to France with a mate before too long. I'll keep an eye out for any hot tips :) Bon voyage!
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Post by DaveZ4richardson » Mon Jun 11, 2018 7:24 am

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Post by Truman » Mon Jun 11, 2018 3:51 pm

We've just got back from the Black Forest...So that was Belgium,France Luxembourg Germany and a small foray into Switzerland..the Z ran well and we had enough space for luggage and an emergency spare...bloomin sat nav had a 'mare on the morning of the return journey and also managed to direct us into the centre of Brussells at rush hour..got to Zeebrugge fior the overnight ferry with about 10 mins to spare..

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Post by Mr Alan » Mon Jun 11, 2018 6:58 pm

Trust you will take pics at the old pits in Reims. We are there in around 2 weeks or so. Been here since April in a motorhome. Currently near Montpellier at meze
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Post by philbo909 » Mon Jun 11, 2018 8:09 pm

Nice time for a grand tour, we're halfway through a england-france-belgium-luxembourg-germany-switzerland-italy-france-home trip
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Post by buzyg » Mon Jun 11, 2018 11:32 pm

Have a great trip and be sure to post up some pics when you get a moment. :)
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Post by DaveZ4richardson » Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:33 pm

These French sleeping policeman are hard on my suspension :x :tumbleweed:
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Post by DaveZ4richardson » Sat Jun 16, 2018 8:44 am

Well i got loads of pics to post on my French trip so far including the old pits outside Reims, but everytime I post a pic its the wrong way round??? :tumbleweed: :headbang:
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Post by Mr Alan » Wed Jul 11, 2018 2:52 pm

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Post by DaveZ4richardson » Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:21 pm

Mr Alan, what a place that is, so glad you managed to pay it a visit on your travels
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