First Big M Tour
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I have to say, this thread is one of the best ever on here, and the fact that you give us the pics one day at a time is awesome, it would be too much to take in if they came all at once.
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top pics, write up and trip mate - nice one 
would have been better in the S though eh!? :wink:
would have been better in the S though eh!? :wink:
Day 13 cont...........
After a much needed caffine injection we're back on the road
Across the border back into France
Continuing southwest
Now heading northwest
Southerly part of the Mont Blanc range
The road are pretty remote around here with very little traffic
Savoie region
Spotted a group of interesting cars heading our way
After another long days driving we arrive at the hotel just before 7pm
Annecy - had a walk down to the old town for dinner
After a much needed caffine injection we're back on the road
Across the border back into France
Continuing southwest
Now heading northwest
Southerly part of the Mont Blanc range
The road are pretty remote around here with very little traffic
Savoie region
Spotted a group of interesting cars heading our way
After another long days driving we arrive at the hotel just before 7pm
Annecy - had a walk down to the old town for dinner
Day 15 - Annecy to Lens - 469 miles
We took the A roads for the first 100 miles to break up the tedium of the autoroute.
Col de la Faucille
Some lovely roads in the Haut Jura region
Lunch at Lac de Vouglans
That was the end of the A roads and it was time to fill up, roof up, and hit the autoroute.
Only 360 miles to go
. IMO this is the best way to see northern France. From the autoroute
We arrive at the hotel about 7pm. Then it's straight to the supermarket. A bit of juggling with the luggage and putting some bags behind the seats (where the roof goes when it's down), means we can fit 24 bottles of vin rouge in the boot
We took the A roads for the first 100 miles to break up the tedium of the autoroute.
Col de la Faucille
Some lovely roads in the Haut Jura region
Lunch at Lac de Vouglans
That was the end of the A roads and it was time to fill up, roof up, and hit the autoroute.
Only 360 miles to go
. IMO this is the best way to see northern France. From the autoroute We arrive at the hotel about 7pm. Then it's straight to the supermarket. A bit of juggling with the luggage and putting some bags behind the seats (where the roof goes when it's down), means we can fit 24 bottles of vin rouge in the boot
Day 16 - Lens to Lancashire - 383 miles
We leave the hotel at 7am, before sunrise, on a cold misty morning for the 1hr drive to chunnel terminal. Due to the fire in the tunnel while we were away there is a reduced service with crossing every 2hrs. We were booked on the 9am crossing, but will now take the 10am; not to bad under the circumstances.
While we're waiting I noticed the weird looking bug on the boot.
He even smiled while I took his picture
We return to some unusually nice weather back in the UK, then joined several hold-ups on the M25 before stopping for fuel and food at the Oxford services. Kathryn offered to drive the 170 miles from here, which I eagerly accepted.
As I said at the start of the thread, the intention this year was to cut down on the big mileages we usually clock up on these tours. But it didn't quite turn out like that.
I plotted the route on Autoroute and the mileage came out at 2400. It's never an exact science so you always go over by a few miles. What was not included was the days we were staying in one place and we were not sure exactly what we would be doing, much dependent on the weather. As you can see from the pics, the weather was very good, so we made the most of it, clocking up well over 100 miles on most of these days.
Countries visited - 4 - France, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland
Tour Duration - 16 days
Driving days - 15
Average mileage per driving day - 230
Total mileage - 3449
Fuel costs - £700 (ish)
So there you have it. Thanks for taking the time to reply to the thread, it really makes it worth the hours I've spent posting the pics and trying to remember all the stuff. Hell, maybe you have even learnt something. I did.
Here's some packing tips
As I found last year in the S2000, it's amazing how much stuff you can get in here
If anyone would like more info about routes or places just let me know.
Planning for the next trip is well underway.
Until next time.....................
Dave & Kathryn
We leave the hotel at 7am, before sunrise, on a cold misty morning for the 1hr drive to chunnel terminal. Due to the fire in the tunnel while we were away there is a reduced service with crossing every 2hrs. We were booked on the 9am crossing, but will now take the 10am; not to bad under the circumstances.
While we're waiting I noticed the weird looking bug on the boot.
He even smiled while I took his picture
We return to some unusually nice weather back in the UK, then joined several hold-ups on the M25 before stopping for fuel and food at the Oxford services. Kathryn offered to drive the 170 miles from here, which I eagerly accepted.
As I said at the start of the thread, the intention this year was to cut down on the big mileages we usually clock up on these tours. But it didn't quite turn out like that.
I plotted the route on Autoroute and the mileage came out at 2400. It's never an exact science so you always go over by a few miles. What was not included was the days we were staying in one place and we were not sure exactly what we would be doing, much dependent on the weather. As you can see from the pics, the weather was very good, so we made the most of it, clocking up well over 100 miles on most of these days.
Countries visited - 4 - France, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland
Tour Duration - 16 days
Driving days - 15
Average mileage per driving day - 230
Total mileage - 3449
Fuel costs - £700 (ish)
So there you have it. Thanks for taking the time to reply to the thread, it really makes it worth the hours I've spent posting the pics and trying to remember all the stuff. Hell, maybe you have even learnt something. I did.
Here's some packing tips
As I found last year in the S2000, it's amazing how much stuff you can get in here
If anyone would like more info about routes or places just let me know.
Planning for the next trip is well underway.
Until next time.....................
Dave & Kathryn
Nice bug Shame it had to end really
Anyway, two words to sum it up - legendary thread
Shame it had to end really Anyway, two words to sum it up - legendary thread
Wow, nice trip, got a map of the route you took?
I hope to do a european drive next summer, although maybe not as far as yours
Annecy looks great, Ubisoft have an office there thats been helping us out on a few things, I knew the area around there was nice but your photo's make it look even better and a worthwhile place to visit.
Tha bug looks freaky though, so luminous it looks like a kids toy
I hope to do a european drive next summer, although maybe not as far as yours
Annecy looks great, Ubisoft have an office there thats been helping us out on a few things, I knew the area around there was nice but your photo's make it look even better and a worthwhile place to visit.
Tha bug looks freaky though, so luminous it looks like a kids toy
Easily the best post i've ever read. I did a trip to Monaco for the GP last May and we did some of the same roads in Switzerland and Italy. Kept leaving the camera in the boot though so our photos are nowhere near as good. Makes me want to do another trip next year- shame the missus is pregnant and I they don't do kennels for babies!!.
