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GoldSyncro wrote:

JennyTyger wrote:We're definitely up for this one, having driven through the Picos d'Europe several years ago - beautiful area ...

Good to have you on board... I think we've got ourselves a convoy!!!

Titus A Duxass
Sonic23
Axeman
Jed The Spread
Rogerg-wagon
Syncrodoug
KarlT
Essex Nige
Jenny & Clive
HarryMann

I see you are going twice Clive!!

Were be coming during 2011, although were coming over later this year to do a bit of a reke into what things are like.

Hope to bring the family if there not scared off by the first trip later this year.

Anyone fancy joining us the last couple of weeks of October? Bit of work to do first then off for jolly to the mountains and beach.

As Goldsyncro says, avoid at peak times (no pun intended). I've 'done' the Picos camping and walking about 5 times usually spending about 3-4 weeks between Asturias and Cantabria in my trusty Beetle in the late 90's. It's the most beautiful place in Autumn and Spring but the amount of traffic jams during summer especially to 'Los Lagos' is crazy.

You used to be able to camp (on permit) at Lago Enol and it was a great place as a base for walking to the various refugios but unfortunately the last time I was there a few years ago it was a carpark.

I go to Asturias every year ( my partner is from there) and I enjoy the food ,hospitality, people and real mountains (as opposed to the mounds here). Oh yeah, and Sidra!

Have a great time.

Tony

Hi Tony

Next time you're over please pop in and join us for a glass of local Cantabrian Sidra. We're a stones throw from Santillana del Mar.

Cheers

Rob

Liking the sound of this too..put me down on the list too pls

(plus t3rrism)

The list so far;

Titus A Duxass
Sonic23
Axeman
Jed The Spread
Rogerg-wagon
Syncrodoug
KarlT
Essex Nige
Jenny & Clive
HarryMann
pmrad4d
t3rrism

Please ammend if there are any repeats, etc.

Cheers

Rob

Clive and Jenny AKA Harryman.

The list so far;

Titus A Duxass
Sonic23
Axeman
Jed The Spread
Rogerg-wagon
Syncrodoug
KarlT
Essex Nige
HarryMann
pmrad4d
t3rrism

Cheers

Rob

Titus A Duxass
Sonic23
Axeman
Jed The Spread
Rogerg-wagon
Syncrodoug
KarlT
Essex Nige
HarryMann
pmrad4d
t3rrism
Futbus

Titus A Duxass
Sonic23
Axeman
Jed The Spread
Rogerg-wagon
Syncrodoug
KarlT
Essex Nige
HarryMann
pmrad4d
t3rrism
Futbus
Oettinger Dave & Bev

Titus A Duxass
Sonic23
Axeman
Jed The Spread
Rogerg-wagon
Syncrodoug
KarlT
Essex Nige
HarryMann
pmrad4d
t3rrism
Futbus
Oettinger Dave & Bev
v-lux

Titus A Duxass
Sonic23
Axeman
Jed The Spread
Rogerg-wagon
Syncrodoug
KarlT
Essex Nige
HarryMann
pmrad4d
t3rrism
Futbus
Oettinger Dave & Bev
v-lux
Syncropatrick

Musings on ferry to Spain vs. drive through France...

Bristol - Hannover (ferry Dover to Dunkerque) = 1018kms
Bristol - Santander (ferry Poole to Cherbourg) = 1365kms. For my LPG'd 2.1DJ this very roughly equals an extra tank of gas each way.
Bristol - Santander (ferry Dover to Dunkerque!) = 1728kms. For my LPG'd 2.1DJ this very roughly equals two extra tanks of gas each way.

Who's done the drive through France?
If you drive longs days the continental drive can be done in 2 days - I used to know someone who drove Toulouse - Le Havre in 1 day.
Ferry costs from Southern England to Cherbourg, Roscoff and St. Malo seem to be £300+ for a campervan as they charge for overnight accommodation, so not worth doing as an alternative to UK-Spain ferry.
Ferry cost Dover to Dunkerque = £25.

Thoughts?

We've done Dunkerque to Leipzig in one - about 11 hours.
Also in a brief period of madness I did Venice to Hamburg in one - 17 hours and nearly a divorce.

It isn't pleasant doing more than 8 hours.

For this trip we are looking at approx. 2000 km each way, probably over 3 days (each way).