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12/5/2011 at 6:47pm
 Location: Salford Knutsford (what a contrast)
 Outfit: Bailey Ranger 520 4
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we r central manc and honeymooning nr helston in july....leaving 5am monday morn...can't wait!!!


12/5/2011 at 9:22pm
 Location: South Yorkshire
 Outfit: Hypercamp Rosas Vango Peace 500 & 300
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I'm sorry, I haven't read the whole thread so apolagise if I'm repeating what others have said.

three seasons ago, I drove alone, with my then six year old son to disney paris, from Sheffield!

I took a pop up, drove down to Folkestone - stayed overnight then travelled to France the following morning.

If I were to do the journey again this is the way I'd do it.


14/5/2011 at 5:33pm
 Location: Greater Manchester
 Outfit: elddis crusader scirocco and 1 tent
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Sara H, thanks for that info, i am the sort of person that wants to get it over and done with, but i will have long rests at services and my daughter who can drive will take over, but ime not a good passenger, so will have 1 eye open. We have promised we would go south for 3 years and i have always chickened out, but this time i have booked and no matter what we will go.

Happy honeymoon for july Mrneilless. We are off on friday morning and cant get on the camp until 2pm



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16/5/2011 at 5:34pm
 Location: Isle of Mull
 Outfit: 2 x Outwells Kairos 400 Caranex
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dogscenturion - you CANNOT be as bad as my late hubby who was a test driver - the sort that tested cars to destruction! I once went along  to one test and never went again - they were blowing tyres out at speeds higher than 80mph. He would NEVER sleep with someone else driving and I felt like every time  I drove it was a very prolonged driving test!

A couple of times a year I need to do the Tobermory via ferries - Edinburgh - Tobermory via ferries run, uploading or offloading DS's uni living gear. This is serious stress. It's first ferry off and last back and altho no m-ways - any incidents can involve major detours or long waits. My journey is planned between specific points - loo/fuel/mobile phone access - and timed almost to the minute as far as planned travelling time with delays built in.  It's 300 miles in a day constrained by ferry times.  

You have two drivers, no ferry timetables to comply with. RELAX  - it'll be fine.



16/5/2011 at 8:15pm
 Location: Greater Manchester
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Thank you for that, i must admit our journey isnt run to time, thank goodness, and we cant get on site till 2 so after birmingham and exeter we can truly relax and tootle along. I hope we have the energy to put up the tent when we arrive lol. now thats another story.

Best of luck with your trip

christina



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16/5/2011 at 10:57pm
 Location: Yorkshire UK
 Outfit: Outwell Vermont XL + Mackenzie 6
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Originally posted by dogscenturion on 16/5/2011

Thank you for that, i must admit our journey isnt run to time, thank goodness, and we cant get on site till 2 so after birmingham and exeter we can truly relax and tootle along. I hope we have the energy to put up the tent when we arrive lol. now thats another story.

Best of luck with your trip

christina




You will be better hoping for NO WIND and NO RAIN . hahaha

Our luck is, it always starts to rain when we are at the half an hour to go stage !
Then always stops half an hour after we have pitched !


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