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« on: January 25, 2004, 02:51:58 pm » |
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For a change this year we are travelling down from Cherbourg instead of St.Malo,due to Brittany Ferries being greedy with their charges.
Has anyone got a preferred route...i.e the quickest and easiest will suffice.
I have looked at various ways on autoroute express and can't decide which way to go!!!!
Wishy
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« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2004, 03:09:01 pm » |
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Not necessarily the quickest but a nice drive: N13 Cherbourg to Carentan N174 Carentan to Vire (passing through St. Lo) D524/924 Vire to Flers D962 Flers to Domfront D23 Domfront to Mayenne (We then break off and take the D7 to our Hotel at Mezangers and cold beers, while you continue on).... D35/D304 Mayenne to Le Mans The last stretch is just one straight road so you shouldn't have the opportunity to get hopelessly lost  You could always follow us - if you can keep up. |
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« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2004, 03:16:27 pm » |
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N13 to Caen, then get on the N158 through Falaise ( good stop off point) Arginten and straight into Lemans, passing the Auchen hyper market on the way.
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« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2004, 06:57:58 pm » |
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Wishy -
I went a few year on my bike this way , and was VERY quick
N13 to Caen , then N158 towards Alencon then becomes the N138 and the rest in a good bit of fun..
I e mailed Stu some route cards for his help pages . I think he was going to add them.
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Barry
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« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2004, 02:53:28 pm » |
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Use the N13, N158, N138 route if you want a fast trip, I usually use that on the way down. But I always use the Mayenne, Donfort, Flers route for a more relaxed scenic trip back on Monday. Very little traffic, and great roads.
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« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2004, 12:21:36 am » |
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Use the N13, N158, N138 route if you want a fast trip, I usually use that on the way down. But I always use the Mayenne, Donfort, Flers route for a more relaxed scenic trip back on Monday. Very little traffic, and great roads.
I guess you have a bike then Barry... |
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« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2004, 03:06:52 am » |
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I think the routes have been pretty much covered. The only piece of advice I'd suggest Wishy is allow a good bit of extra time when travelling back up the Cherbourg Peninsula. We did this route in 2001 and nearly missed the ferry because of the extra time it took. That's why we always do Caen now!!
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« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2004, 09:33:53 am » |
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The Mayenne option is definitely more a scenid road... ... but at Domfront you can stop for some local productions: calvados, cidre, poire,...  |
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Barry
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« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2004, 12:34:20 pm » |
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Hi Robbo
You guessed right, used the bike for the last 2 years, although going down by car this year.
French roads and the good attitude of French car drives towards bikes was a reverlation, up untill then, only experienced the pot holes and aggression we have in the UK.
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« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2004, 01:55:09 pm » |
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Hi Robbo
You guessed right, used the bike for the last 2 years, although going down by car this year.
French roads and the good attitude of French car drives towards bikes was a reverlation, up untill then, only experienced the pot holes and aggression we have in the UK.
I stopped taking the bike as i found it too easy to get carried away. And was inches from a serious fatal crash , which still gives me the chills today. We did to Cherbourg route in 3hours 5mins on a bike. Inc food and stops. Awsome roads. |
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« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2004, 02:19:49 pm » |
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was inches from a serious fatal crash
Fatal usually is serious Robbo, or am I being too pedantic  Sorry  |
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« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2004, 02:33:04 pm » |
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Fatal usually is serious Robbo, or am I being too pedantic Sorry Hey Gibber - maybe you should try this kink: http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Pedants_20Anonymous  I've been directed to it myself by colleagues at work a few times. |
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« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2004, 03:25:34 pm » |
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Ah yes, I take your point Pretzel, but I don't think I will keep up with those people. anyone else seen a poster on the underground "People who commit violence against our staff........" Oh lord what idiot wrote that. |
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Stu
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« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2004, 04:20:48 pm » |
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was inches from a serious fatal crash
Fatal usually is serious Robbo, or am I being too pedantic Sorry Pedantic me thinks. Serious is'nt always fatal unlike the famous newspaper story somewhere sometime that said 3 people were killed, 2 of them fatal. |
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« Reply #14 on: January 27, 2004, 10:49:50 pm » |
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anyone else seen a poster on the underground "People who commit violence against our staff........" Oh lord what idiot wrote that.
RANT ON The same idiot who wrote a poster in my establishment - Any violence or the threat of violence will not be tolerated and may impose a prison sentance. Poster was in the CCTV footage as a lad head butted me, he recieved a drug re-habilitation order . The old boy in the Midlands who didnt pay his £60 speeding fine of 38mph in a 30 went to Prison for 2 WEEKS.  Bloody ridiculous. RANT OFF |
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