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[Hartside Man]

Anyone interested in acompanying me on a run as briefly described above ???? answers in the next 2 days as i need to start booking

hoping to take about 8-10 days off work to do the trip costs around 30 - 40 euros per night Twin room (ooh err) food and fuel on top of that.


work colleagues that went last year (just southern france) spent around a grand each in total.

i will be using hotels B@B can't be arsed wid camping (getting old) LOL

this trip will include a fair amount of time trying out the pyrenees passes.

[sidestand]

I thought you were going down in a group Mark !
If you're going down on your own, I'm off down there in late May for a few days to swap bikes over - could tag along with you
I have to be back before 4th June though, as the MOT runs out on me Mk2 I've got down there

Got a free billet down there, within sight of the Pyrenees as well

Let me know ........will be away until Sunday night though .....emergency rugby jolly in Limerick this weekend

Edited by sidestand, 21 January 2010 - 11:25 pm.

[Hartside Man]

I thought you were going down in a group Mark !
If you're going down on your own, I'm off down there in late May for a few days to swap bikes over - could tag along with you
I have to be back before 4th June though, as the MOT runs out on me Mk2 I've got down there

Got a free billet down there, within sight of the Pyrenees as well

Let me know ........will be away until Sunday night though .....emergency rugby jolly in Limerick this weekend

PMed ya mate

[TeDeum]

Anyone interested in acompanying me on a run as briefly described above ???? answers in the next 2 days as i need to start booking

hoping to take about 8-10 days off work to do the trip costs around 30 - 40 euros per night Twin room (ooh err) food and fuel on top of that.
work colleagues that went last year (just southern france) spent around a grand each in total.

i will be using hotels B@B can't be arsed wid camping (getting old) LOL

this trip will include a fair amount of time trying out the pyrenees passes.

Dates Mark? We can't do the first week and a half.

.....emergency rugby jolly in Limerick this weekend

I'll be in Thomand Park tonight Sidey. Want to pm mobile numbers?

[Hartside Man]

Dates Mark? We can't do the first week and a half.
I'll be in Thomand Park tonight Sidey. Want to pm mobile numbers?

PM'd ya probably looking at 23rd may sailing and travelling back up on the 2nd 3rd june if it all goes to plan will depend on mick's dates as well though.

[aircooled68]

Might be up for tag along on your trip please... as not going on the RTT, ive got the spain/france bug after last years RTT


Dave

[Hartside Man]

Might be up for tag along on your trip please... as not going on the RTT, ive got the spain/france bug after last years RTT
Dave

Hi Dave I have no problems with you tagging along, I am just waiting to speak to Mick(sunday night) to see if the dates and itinery fit in with his plans.

Looks like its the wrong time for Tedium (unfortunately)

[sidestand]

Nice talking to you again mark - much more relaxed than that last time when I was in Casualty & under the morphine

Here is a link to that hotel in the Picos we stayed at on our CMC 'Wrong ay Round' Tour http://www.fade.es/torretours/home.htm
Smashing place, but I see the prices have gone up a bit (more likely down to the crap exchange rate)

Take a look at the photo links Gaz & Mitch (Avonne) posted up on this CMC thread about the Picos & Pyrenees tour to get a flavour of things down there

http://dashack.co.uk...pic,4895.0.html

And here's a link to the Tautavel website .......you can almost see our house from there


http://www.tautavel.com/


I'll get a few pics up over the next week or so.


BTW ......sorry Tedeum, I only just saw your post, otherwise I'd have given you a ring
Mind you, speaking as an impartial observer (Tigers fan - sob!) Geraghty won that match for you, not your front row !

[Hartside Man]

Nice talking to you again mark - much more relaxed than that last time when I was in Casualty & under the morphine

Here is a link to that hotel in the Picos we stayed at on our CMC 'Wrong ay Round' Tour http://www.fade.es/torretours/home.htm
Smashing place, but I see the prices have gone up a bit (more likely down to the crap exchange rate)

that one or this one Mick both look very nice indeed

http://www.hoteldeloso.com/hotel3/

holidays at work i can start at the 22nd may and gotta be back uk 3rd june latest --- and the first ferry out is the 23rd may (from plymouth) 16:30,, arrive santander 24th at 13:00 cost for 3 £155 each or for 4 £145 each

papaloma seems to be roundabout 1/2 way on the journey across will look around there and surrounding villages / towns for some acccomodation (something to do at work tomoz LOL) .

will be contacting Aircooled (dave) tomoz.

Thanks Mick will speak again soon


P.S. seen you since the crash at the gold cup september , remember (had my lad with me )

Edited by Hartside Man, 25 January 2010 - 12:56 am.

[sidestand]

P.S. seen you since the crash at the gold cup september , remember (had my lad with me )

Of course we did ! ........that's the senility kicking in ! ............or maybe far too much Guiness over the weekend

[TeDeum]

BTW ......sorry Tedeum, I only just saw your post, otherwise I'd have given you a ring
Mind you, speaking as an impartial observer (Tigers fan - sob!) Geraghty won that match for you, not your front row !

I had a pint waiting for you in Quiltys! It was the worst match I have ever seen but I liked the result. That's the measure of a good team - they can grind out a result when they need it. Looking at the draw a Munster-Leinster final is still possible.

[Mitch]

Pencil me and Mrs me in Mick. See how the hip comes on.

[sidestand]

Mark - had a chat with Mitch - him & Sarah committed elswhere for the 23rd May sailing.

Have booked ferry for 4 now on 23rd as discussed, with 4 berth outside cabin ......£150 each

Picos & Pyrenees here we come (again)

[TonyDevil]

i'm jealous!

at the mo meself, cats, JoHeB and TigerMadRay are lookin at havin a mini euro tour 9th-15th May out to germany and down to the alps

wondering if i should take TRiXy and try and persuade the others to go as far as the Nurburgring......

[Hartside Man]

Mark - had a chat with Mitch - him & Sarah committed elswhere for the 23rd May sailing.

Have booked ferry for 4 now on 23rd as discussed, with 4 berth outside cabin ......£150 each

Picos & Pyrenees here we come (again)

Excellent Mick, holibobs at work booked and confirmed, still looking for a nice hotel 1/2 way across let me know when you have the picos one booked was it the 24th and 25th we were staying there ?? or just the 24th ??

Mark D

Cannot wait now looking forward to some nice pictures and some fantastic roads

[sidestand]

Here's a nice one I like - an hours ride from Tautavel up to the Col D'Ares on the Spanish border .......then twisties all the way down to Ripoll ........

http://www.bestbikin...amp;code=1fc5c9

Then lots more twisties back up to the Cerdagne ......stop off at Odeillo to see this :





The Four Solaire ........biggest solar furnace in the world


Or there's this 100 mile long route ot blow your mind

http://www.bestbikin...amp;code=309e31

Edited by sidestand, 05 February 2010 - 07:47 pm.

[Mitch]

Waspy and me have booked Moto Piston Mick.

[Hartside Man]

stop off at Odeillo to see this :

The Four Solaire ........biggest solar furnace in the world

I will bring the sausages for that Bar B Q

[sidestand]

Just waiting for an answer from Elliott & I'll do the same Mitch

I will bring the sausages for that Bar B Q

sorry Mark, missed that one

They do a demo with a small 8ft diameter mirror ....instantly setting fire to a large bit of wood......but you need a stake for that, not sausages

Edited by sidestand, 05 February 2010 - 10:10 pm.

[sidestand]

Ferry to Santander sorted for the 23rd & booked us in for 2 nights near Potes, Mark

at this place http://www.cantabria...ablecimiento=10

We should get a full day in the Picos before heading East .

We'll get up here to Lake Riano