Portsmouth - Le Harve Thursday Morning 07:00 Fast Ferry

[SubSonic]

Wondering if anyone else is on this ferry??

There is a group of 3 of us getting that ferry meeting with 2 more in Le Harve,
Going to take a scenic route down to Le Man...

Anyone else on the ferry or want to join in on a convoooooy..

[fatboy18]

We are on that one
2 Dodge Vipers
Sagaris
GTR
1 motorbike!
BMW
S2000

Interested in route plan, Don't fancy the Old N138 OR the Auto route

[LFB531]

Three cars from us on there as well (Jaguar, Tiger and a reasonably priced car!) and suspect we'll be seeing the Viper gang at the TL site as well! Can't join your convoy as we've a lunch stop planned with family off the A84 so we'll be heading West from the terminal and coming in to Le Mans late afternoon.

Lets hope it's a smooth crossing, not called the vomit comet for nothing!

[fatboy18]

I have had to stand out back on the balcony and concentrate on the horizon in the past, that seemed to work.

[LFB531]

fatboy18 said:

I have had to stand out back on the balcony and concentrate on the horizon in the past, that seemed to work.

You know it's bad when the outside deck is rammed and the only people inside are lining up outside the 'facilities!

[SubSonic]

haha oh god, i had heard its the vomit rocket...

Well should be a good load of guys then, we where thinking of taking a off the beaten track route down that goes along a river and then through forests etc, saw it on another post..
We are all staying in a travel lodge in Portsmouth the night before, anyone else?

[fatboy18]

Look at it this way, we sail from Portsmouth following in the Historic footsteps of all those young British Canadian, American and French soldiers who not only had to endure being on ships but then had to embark at sea onto flat bottomed landing craft, not only did they have to endure sea sickness they then had to face machine guns, barbed wire, land and sea mines so that we could carry onto Le mans

So if I feel a bit rough on a fastcraft, I will be thinking of those brave souls who liberated Europe

THANK YOU to all those that served, NOT forgotten.

Edited by fatboy18 on Monday 2nd June 12:59

[BeeGT]

Mmmm, not sure I like the sound of that, I'm on the same craft but on the Cherbourg route the morning before; very little point in having a full English in Portsmouth before we get on board then...

[fatboy18]

BeeGT said:

Mmmm, not sure I like the sound of that, I'm on the same craft but on the Cherbourg route the morning before; very little point in having a full English in Portsmouth before we get on board then...

Travel sea sickness pills really help but read the instructions, some of them you have to take a couple of hours before travelling Its not always rough, and sometimes food helpes

[LFB531]

I've used that boat loads of times, it just has a slightly odd corkscrew motion in some conditions which sets off the ill feeling. However, it's only three hours so well worth it and on a calm day, a brilliant way to do the trip.

Totally agree with the landing craft observation, we don't know we're born!

[lotus116tornado]

We shall be on that one as well.

Sat Nav to Gace for lunch then a leisurely drive through the countryside by map to Bounty Lakes.

What can go wrong!