Brittany Ferries Portsmouth-Caen Wed night

Brittany Ferries Portsmouth-Caen Wed night

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barreti

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6,680 posts

244 months

Saturday 14th May 2005
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One lonely TVR Griffith on the overnight crossing, looking for some friends for the pootle down to Le Mans on Thursday morning.

Anyone here doing this route?


rsvmilly

11,288 posts

248 months

Saturday 14th May 2005
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I'm doing that route but I'm on the 0845 sailing on Thursday - arrives something like two-ish.

Trackside

1,777 posts

240 months

Saturday 14th May 2005
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Same route, same time, day earlier I'm afraid! Tuesday night crossing.

nawarne

3,098 posts

267 months

Monday 16th May 2005
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Barreti,
My daughter and I are overnighting in Caen on Wednesday night. Aiming to get on the road by 9-10ish.

Join us for breakfast if you want -Hotel Crocus just off the ring road to the north of Caen centre.

We're in with the TVRCC Northants crowd in Houx - yourself?
Nick

HarryW

15,281 posts

276 months

Monday 16th May 2005
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Funny that decided to go via St Malo overnight this year on the weds night .
Nick were you in Caen on Saturday, saw a J plate Burgundy V8S get off the ferry at T time, I was queueing to get back on, avec booze .

Harry

mal

196 posts

253 months

Monday 16th May 2005
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I have been on that ferry for the last 10 years. This year though we decided to go Newhaven Dieppe and when that got cancelled got forced onto Dover Calais.

barreti

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6,680 posts

244 months

Monday 16th May 2005
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nawarne said:

Join us for breakfast if you want -Hotel Crocus just off the ring road to the north of Caen centre.

We're in with the TVRCC Northants crowd in Houx - yourself?
Nick

Thanks for the invite Nick. Might just take you up on that. Likely to be early though as we arrive at 7:15am

I haven't got camping a ticket yet. Missed out on the TVRCC allocation so I'm scanning the ads at the minute. Wouldn't mind Houx with the TVR guys but have you seen the prices they go for

nawarne

3,098 posts

267 months

Tuesday 17th May 2005
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Barreti -
OK, I would imagine we'll be stumbling around by 8 am, which reallistically, would be the time you are off the ferry, and down to anywhere near Caen itself.
Your call - give us a shout if you want.

Harry -
No it wasn't me. Was on a ferry last weekend - but that was over to Cork from Swansea.
(Great welcome for Tivs in Ireland).
Nick

Boxbush

215 posts

258 months

Tuesday 17th May 2005
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We're on that one - MG ZTT, MGB V8 & Griff.

rralston

701 posts

252 months

Tuesday 17th May 2005
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We're leaving Cherbourg/St.Malo on Thursday morning to travel down - few Tiv's and other makes.

You're welcome to join the convoy

Give me a shout if you need a meeting point

barreti

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6,680 posts

244 months

Wednesday 25th May 2005
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Nawarne - I've consulted the navigator and the man from Kegworth he say yeah. I figure we could meet and grab breakfast, do the 'yours is nice' bit then pootle off.
Have you got a route in mind? I want to get down there reasonably quickly but want to enjoy the drive too so I'm not up much for a motorway dash - how about you.



nawarne

3,098 posts

267 months

Wednesday 25th May 2005
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Ian,
Fine, we'll see you Thursday AM at the Hotel Crocus.You can download a map if you go to MULTIMAP europe and search for Caen Hotels. Basically it's just off the ring road to the North of the centre.

Route -wise I think its a case of the N138 - - or the N138, which is the main road from Caen to the South, so will be well patrolled by Les Flics, but I don't want to break any records. If we get to LM early afternoon having had a few fuel stops (car and passangers)that would be good. I think the distance is just about 150 miles
Nick.