Race Bike in a 993

Race Bike in a 993

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2 GKC

1,884 posts

104 months

Saturday 27th June 2020
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Car is beautiful. And less than 50k miles?

aide

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2,276 posts

163 months

Saturday 27th June 2020
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2 GKC said:
Car is beautiful. And less than 50k miles?
Thank you, over 50 now, I did Brittany, Paris and Lugano in February before we were all put under house arrest.

aide

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2,276 posts

163 months

Saturday 27th June 2020
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Tomorrow's spin..

Shared route
From (45.6258372,-0.4628067) to 4 Rue des Citronniers via D19.

5 hr 49 min (372 km)
5 hr 49 min in current traffic
Avoiding motorways

https://maps.app.goo.gl/eePKy4L4bBVM9LFH9

Orangecurry

7,396 posts

205 months

Saturday 27th June 2020
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aide said:
I can't wfh properly, kids driving me mad, so I decided to take a month and wfh from the Bay of Biscay. nerd
And I took my bike.
Seriously? And Mrs Aide is ok with this is she? Gosh.

hopeydaze

298 posts

149 months

Saturday 27th June 2020
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Orangecurry said:
Seriously? And Mrs Aide is ok with this is she? Gosh.
I just told my other half about this. Reading my mind she said “You must be joking”.

aide

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2,276 posts

163 months

Saturday 27th June 2020
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Looks so tiny compared to newer stuff.

Hoontown rats tomorrow morning driving

aide

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Saturday 27th June 2020
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Orangecurry said:
aide said:
I can't wfh properly, kids driving me mad, so I decided to take a month and wfh from the Bay of Biscay. nerd
And I took my bike.
Seriously? And Mrs Aide is ok with this is she? Gosh.
Ah yes, she suggested it, I was initially going to Bournemouth for a fortnight to get on top of work. However, a month in the south of France is more or less the same price.

It's an interesting debate though.

There are hundreds of people locked down, with kids at home trying to do jobs that require uninterrupted silence, but have nowhere to go.

Under normal circumstances working from home a couple of days a week, with the kids at school, is perfectly ok.

But right now, trying to juggle a job with a home life - all while under the pressure of lockdown and with absolutely nowhere else available to work or live or unwind except home - puts strains on life that no one, in their infinite wisdom, could have ever envisaged. So, getting away doesn't just make sense, it's cruital I think.


aide

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2,276 posts

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Sunday 28th June 2020
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hopeydaze said:
Orangecurry said:
Seriously? And Mrs Aide is ok with this is she? Gosh.
I just told my other half about this. Reading my mind she said “You must be joking”.
I must add, my o/h is French, they're not far behind smile

aide

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Sunday 28th June 2020
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Orangecurry

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205 months

Sunday 28th June 2020
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ohhh right - I thought you were pulling the 'mental health' thing and leaving MmeAide with six kids under eight in a two-bedroomed flat in a high-rise hehe

I never found WFH an issue, but I guess it depends how old the children are - teenagers these days tend to be fairly quiet and in separate rooms.

If your kids are younger, I could see that being slightly more annoying, but if you have a garden we haven't exactly had bad weather for the past five months. Let them turn feral!

aide

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2,276 posts

163 months

Sunday 28th June 2020
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Just arrived on the outskirts of Bordeaux.

A nice country road route to get here.



A very stiff little car, grear suspension, great on twisty bits, the wheels rarely loose contact with the road.


aide

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2,276 posts

163 months

Sunday 28th June 2020
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Last leg...

Shared route
From (44.7946949,-0.5355317) to 43°22'14.6"N 1°46'22.6"W via D810.

3 hr 53 min (225 km)
3 hr 53 min in current traffic
Avoiding motorways

https://maps.app.goo.gl/NZy94zeBB7S5Weit8

Orangecurry

7,396 posts

205 months

Sunday 28th June 2020
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don't you know?

aide

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2,276 posts

163 months

Sunday 28th June 2020
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I've arrived.
A nice drive.

aide

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163 months

Sunday 28th June 2020
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A few more pictures along the way.











Best thumbup
aide

Orangecurry

7,396 posts

205 months

Sunday 28th June 2020
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Cool biggrin

Work hard hehe

Is the pool bar open yet?

aide

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Sunday 28th June 2020
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Orangecurry said:
Cool biggrin

Work hard hehe

Is the pool bar open yet?
Thanks OC thumbup

aide

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163 months

Sunday 28th June 2020
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Surprising how much you can fit into a 993...







And still be able to literally red line it in 4th down bumpy forest roads.



Totally amazing car.

aide

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2,276 posts

163 months

Sunday 28th June 2020
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Thank you, yes agreed, have spent a great amount of time on holiday around here over the years.


RiccardoG

1,584 posts

271 months

Monday 29th June 2020
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Loving this, for me 911s exel at Euro road trips, indeed its where I have put most of my miles on mine. Just looking at those pictures puts me in a nostalgic good mood, deserted French country roads... ahh...

Lucky git!