Road trip… UK France Croatia

[JD82]

Sooooo I’m toying with the idea of doing a 3 week road trip starting in SW London and ending up on Rab in Croatia. Then back… Basically it’s visiting family so firstly driving to the Languedoc and then across to Croatia. Likely I will take all the luggage etc and partner plus 2 young kids will fly. I MIGHT take the 4 year old with me and leave baby with the planes but possibly that’s a terrible idea…

Anyone done similar? Thoughts, advice etc welcomed.

[JD82]

Thanks all - was hoping to do London to Languedoc with just one overnight… this is in June btw. And for this leg I’d be the only driver. Then stay 7-9 days in France.

Languedoc to Rab looks almost as far again but a great route potentially and with driver number 2 so splitting the load. Back from Rab to UK I’d be the only driver again…

[JD82]

blue_haddock said:

We did this last year, drove from Dunkirk to grado in Italy via Germany and Austria and then drove round to rovinj in Croatia for a week.

Was a nice drive split over 3 days each way.

That sounds reasonable - where did you stop for the two nights?

[JD82]

Anyone have experience doing these trips alone? As in not sharing the driving…? Is that too ambitious?

And tunnel or ferry the preferred crossing to Calais? I did a ferry from Portsmouth once to Cherbourg.. years back.

[JD82]

Most I’ve done in one stint was 8 hours so I’ve not often done huge trips. Will be in a Lexus RX450h or possibly Disco4 or estate car.

Planning London to Languedoc solo - stay a week or so - then Languedoc to Rab, Croatia splitting driving, then back to Uk solo after a week or so there.

[JD82]

Bill said:

Honestly? Bonkers...

Not the road trip, that's a piece of piss. The issue is doing the road trip with a bored 4-y-o or leaving your OH to fly with a 4-y-o and a baby.

Hahah - I did fear this. What's amazing is getting every opinion from 'easy' to 'don't even think of it'! OH is fine with the flights, without luggage and all the paraphernalia. She's in fact flying solo with them before this trip WITH luggage which is entirely her own doing...