Next year... a whole week, via Spain?
Discussion
This year I went down over a few days and spent a few coming back... and it was great. It was great as a) there was a bit of driving beforehand (ie. enjoyed and unrushed) and b) a chance to clean off (back to civilisation!) only 90 minutes from the circuit and then a relaxed drive back.
I had an idea for extending that next year to turn it into a driving holiday as well as a Le Mans weekend... and it was to ferry down to Spain (Saturday) and spend 5 days driving up the West coast to Le Mans. (Then leave LM on Sun for a hotel and back to Blighty on Mon.)
So 2 questions:
- Anyone had any experience of this or could recommend a place/port to aim for in Spain? And also any tips on reducing the cost for having 2 x 1 way trips?
- Would this sound like a thing other PH'ers would enjoy?
Cheers!
Ben
I had an idea for extending that next year to turn it into a driving holiday as well as a Le Mans weekend... and it was to ferry down to Spain (Saturday) and spend 5 days driving up the West coast to Le Mans. (Then leave LM on Sun for a hotel and back to Blighty on Mon.)
So 2 questions:
- Anyone had any experience of this or could recommend a place/port to aim for in Spain? And also any tips on reducing the cost for having 2 x 1 way trips?
- Would this sound like a thing other PH'ers would enjoy?
Cheers!
Ben
Good suggestion, however I wanted the drive BEFORE the Le Mans weekend for a reason...
As we know, LM can be a little Dusty, Dirty, and Drunk - quite frankly after it, although I enjoy it massively I'm looking forward to going home! So, a single hotel stop straight afterwards (ie. a few hours away) is great, but I couldn't do a week after the weekend!
Picking Spain was merely because of it's location (ie. sticking an uneducated figer on a map!). Any other suggestions would be more than welcome
As we know, LM can be a little Dusty, Dirty, and Drunk - quite frankly after it, although I enjoy it massively I'm looking forward to going home! So, a single hotel stop straight afterwards (ie. a few hours away) is great, but I couldn't do a week after the weekend!
Picking Spain was merely because of it's location (ie. sticking an uneducated figer on a map!). Any other suggestions would be more than welcome
burriana500 said:
Pikey - 5 days from Spain to Le Mans? I did it in 8 hours in August
Hey - I never said I was intending to go in a straight line!!
Actually on that subject, did you know that Monaco is only 8 hours from Calais? Yep, 'tis true! I did it in a Chimaera once... I was kinda excited about picking up my new Cerbie and was in a bit of a rush!
Actually Rob - that also sounds like a great plan. I've been down there a few times and each time is unique and greatly rewarding.
In fact I even posted a review of that route on here!! www.pistonheads.com/reviews/reviews.asp?id=92&r=294&c=44
Is yours likely to be a private tour or would other PH'ers be welcome to tag along?
In fact I even posted a review of that route on here!! www.pistonheads.com/reviews/reviews.asp?id=92&r=294&c=44
Is yours likely to be a private tour or would other PH'ers be welcome to tag along?
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