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as small aside ,

i may be hassling our euro contingent on routes, places to stay and other stuff for this trip

from what i remember, pedda and alexandre be prepared for loads of questions in due course

H

me and my mate dave will be going, we're hoping to do the eurokat, and then go over to poland to visit some of his mates over there and spend the week after the eurokat running round the continent.
will make a change for an english plumber to travel over to poland eh!!!!!

KOCUK Member Joined: 19 Nov 2007 Posts: 696

Just a thought, is everyone doing there own thing getting to Eurokat4? or does anyone want to ride over in a group? I know we are all spread all over GB, so maybe some of us could maybe meet at different ports! Dover, Hull, Newcastle? then maybe meet up in France? Me and the wife will be going on the bikes with our kids so we will only be chilling at 75mph. we only want to do a max of 250/300 miles aday (don't want kids to fall asleep) and if we see something interesting we want to stop for a while, we don't want to sit on motorways all day when we get across the water. Also I think we want to make it apart of our holiday, so it will be over 7 to 10 days. Oh and we was thinking of sleeping in cheap accomodation, formula1 or whatever on the way.
just a thought, what are your thoughts?
John

I just been on the dog and bone to FBJ as im thinkin of maybe doing to eurokat , bit of a toss up between a Greek wedding on the island of santorini (not mine) or the eurokat.
Or maybe ( Idea

daft idea) doin both dependin if i can get back to blighty for the 24th august for a flight out to greece.............Or ( Idea

even dafter idea) maybe carrying on from Swisserland through Italy to ancona and a ferry to pareus, then another ferry to santorini............but that would be one hell of a slog.........Not even i am that daft....am I?

Really fancy goin on the eurokat!

But also fancy a Big fat Greek wedding too Confused

bobster

Jumping the Gun here a bit chaps .
We did Eurokat 2 to Germany a few years ago and we went to different ports and met up.
We have learnt lessons from this .
All options and ideas will be discussed at the AGM . Then we will find out how from where and try to get block booking discounts .
The idea is to get people to there port of choice, meet up enroute and take 2/3 days to enjoy journey. Using cheap hotels /formula1 as much as poss.

KOCUK Member Joined: 19 Nov 2007 Posts: 696

my idea was to take 4/5 days to and from eurokat,

poss do oss do on way back if they can organise it

but have no real agenda, so if other folks out there we can see if we can meet up for a night,

have recently been advised re formula1 (thanks smand) and will probably make the most of them on the journey

I might tag along with you then H. Formula 1 is a good option..
Must try to organise my life a little better an look into ferries and what not..
Unless i am over there with work................Wheel out my mega trailer.. Very Happy

dave, try and get your firm to book you some work over there, we'll strap all our bikes down on the flatbed and bung you some beer money, and then travel as foot passengers !!!!

KOCUK Member Joined: 19 Nov 2007 Posts: 696

Me and the wife have just been looking on google map, Luxembourg is only 430km from Calais. Zurich is a further 470 miles from Luxembourg. This is going to be apart of our holiday. We want to maybe see France (done France loads) maybe nip into Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, maybe after the rally Italy. We want to see a fare bit of the Alps.

Hi John
Always fancied visiting the WW1 trenches and Cemeteries in Belgium, and other WW1 related places.
So if I do tag along as discussed would these sort of places be on your visiting list?

bobster

yep, thats exactly what i hope to go and see. daves backed out now, so im probably going on my jack, but youre welcome to join me if you like.

No probs Johnr.

Would be nice to travel down with someone going from my neck of the woods.
I have also asked FBJ if he minds me tagging along with him Flo and their young uns!
Think I will be going to the AGM on the 15th Nov so I can get a greater idea of what everyones plans are and where the best crossing is to the continent.oh and to meet up with everyone again!

Its looking very likely im going to be heading back home early on the Sunday 22rd Aug of the Eurokat ralley for a late ferry or eurostar late Sunday night / early Monday.
I just need to know exactly where in switzerland the Eurokat is as there are a few places called WIL.

And need to work out the miles I need to travel in a day!

But I am going !

Bobster

KOCUK Member Joined: 19 Nov 2007 Posts: 696