24-11-2018, 07:45 PM
France is a relatively easy country to drive across, providing you want to go North-South or South-North unless you live in the "Schnord".
I once had to drive up to the Charente with a pal of mine to collect a Camping-Car he'd bought and even in a modern it took the best part of 8 hours, and that included some motorway driving. I looked at the possible route to this event and it works out at about 580km from here give or take, which is about 360 miles. I doubt if I could do that in a day so I'd need an overnight stop somewhere. I have done 280 miles in a day once, but that took me 10 hours (Sheffield to Dover) and I don't fancy ever doing it again!
A friend of ours comes to France every year for holidays and he stays at Tedi on the coast just south of Bordeaux. One year he came across to see us and decided to take the scenic route (in a MGF). It took him 10 hours. Since then he's always gone the long way round using the motorway...you live and learn!
I would still be looking at a LONG hard drag with a modern & trailer to get there, so I'll have to give it a miss.
I once had to drive up to the Charente with a pal of mine to collect a Camping-Car he'd bought and even in a modern it took the best part of 8 hours, and that included some motorway driving. I looked at the possible route to this event and it works out at about 580km from here give or take, which is about 360 miles. I doubt if I could do that in a day so I'd need an overnight stop somewhere. I have done 280 miles in a day once, but that took me 10 hours (Sheffield to Dover) and I don't fancy ever doing it again!
A friend of ours comes to France every year for holidays and he stays at Tedi on the coast just south of Bordeaux. One year he came across to see us and decided to take the scenic route (in a MGF). It took him 10 hours. Since then he's always gone the long way round using the motorway...you live and learn!
I would still be looking at a LONG hard drag with a modern & trailer to get there, so I'll have to give it a miss.