Euro 2016 & Dutch Limborit VIII...Pgunter Thread. UK Side

[Grumps]

Ok Folks.. Lets get this back to the original plan and back on track. Here is what I am looking / thinking of doing.

Friday night.. --- Hotel down by the channel tunnel.
Sat am ---- Get a morning crossing about 10am.
Meet up with Koen and have a drive with a stop for lunch to our hotel.
Hotel near to the start point of the Dutch run.
Sun - Day with the Dutch Zeds and having fun.
Sunday evening - Enjoying the company of the Dutch zeds as well as any others that are coming to join us such as Koen from Belgium etc.
Monday --- a nice drive through into France and to the Mennen Gate for the evening 8pm 'last post' Hotel not far.
Tuesday -- Drive back to the Channel Tunnel and late morning crossing back to the UK. All very relaxed and no rush at all.

So for myself,
Hotel such as Premier Inn near the tunnel Friday evening.
Hotel near to the start point
Hotel not far from the finish point and maybe a nice little town we can have a walk round and a laugh.
Hotel near the Mennen Gate

Return crossing on Channel Tunnel Saturday -- to -- Tuesday.

Budgets.
Hotels up to £75 per night 4 no. £300... total.. max budget.
Crossing up to £150...

Food and fuel.. £250 - £300... and thats for two people.. food that is.. not fuel.. hahaha..

I would therefore say a budget of the above is the max..

Chased Channel Tunnel to see about the booking. The person I need to speak with is not in till Friday.. typical..

That all sounds good to me Paul. I'll run with you and return on the same date. Thanks for the update.

 

[miller1098]

I shall be drinking Milk Hugh, I'm not touching that amber stuff they call beer over there.

Mike

Aaaahh,straight out of "the Englismans bumper book of excuses" heard them all before

 

[pgunter]

@miller1098 If I was not driving the Zed the following day.. I can drink.. like a fish... so beware.. not all of us come from the same mould. I worked in night clubs for many years.. when you closed at 2am.. you normally decided to go home when the sun came up.. haha..

 

[DutchScorpion]

^ am I the cause of all this

 

[pgunter]

@DutchScorpion I would never say that... I for one am looking at enjoying meeting fellow Zed owners from across Europe. I have been planning at Euro run of some sorts for a long time. So this has all come together for some fun. Looks like we shall be having a great time. With possibly upwards to 10 to 15 from the UK.

Can you please let me have an idea of the end stop and also if you have any good recommendations for hotels at the start and end.

All the best and looking forward to this one.

 

[DutchScorpion]

@DutchScorpion I would never say that... I for one am looking at enjoying meeting fellow Zed owners from across Europe. I have been planning at Euro run of some sorts for a long time. So this has all come together for some fun. Looks like we shall be having a great time. With possibly upwards to 10 to 15 from the UK.

Can you please let me have an idea of the end stop and also if you have any good recommendations for hotels at the start and end.

All the best and looking forward to this one.

Its all a little early to give you all the tour information ( because i will start making a route not earlier then March) but I will give you some hotel info in a few days,
most years I had the start and the end location within 35-40 minutes from eachother,
so some dutch guys from up north booked the same B&B or hotel for 2 nights.
Probably I am going to use the same lunch and dinner location as this year because with
your 10-15 cars and approx. 35-40 dutch cars I need some good lunch location which can handle so many people

 

[pgunter]

@DutchScorpion Thank you on behalf of the UK Zeds. This will be a good weekend.. and hopefully a yearly event where we can host you for a weekend in 2017 and so on. Just a thought..

 

[EnthuZiaZT]

That all sounds really good, Paul, There is a Premier Inn near the Tunnel as the EAC stayed there when we all went over to the Somme, not sure of the postcode, but it will be on the EAC Expeditionary Thread, will have a look. We also stayed in a Novatel in France which was very reasonable as a central point for the trip, the meals were good and the staff pleasant.
M & S

 

[pgunter]

Mike ... All info gratefully received so we can add it all to the pot .. so to speak. This is forming up to be a good weekend.

 

[miller1098]

I'll remember that next time I have a head cold, might be a good user for vodka !,

Tony.

Better than Vicks,but by the time your up to thinking its a good idea to snort it , you aren't really botherd about your cold!

 

[mwpe]

Mike, I am thinking as people like myself will be on a budget ( I have a lot to fit in, in 2016 !! ) the shorter run and just some good laughs will be the plan for me. Obviously if I have not heard anything by say Monday next week, I like yourself will be asking people to grab a crossing. I will be aiming for the channel tunnel. Hotel the night before in Kent then a good start. what time would you be looking at running over ? as we could meet up with Koen somewhere away from the port and then get a nice drive to the starting point. I will be looking forward to this and will put a list of the hotels up that I will be booking. Only one I am puzzled about is the Monday night. Will have too see.

This sounds good to me Paul except that i will drive down to the port in the morning rather than staying in Kent overnight. I plan to make a separate trip to the passes at another time next year.

 

[Zeti]

As this year we skipped any Euro cruise , I would like to join you in the Dutch cruise, next year. So add me to the list and meantime I'll try to get the "permission"! I see it could be combined with the desired Holland trip, probably before the Dutch cruise.
Second half of June is my favorite period for EuroZed cruises.
Dan

 

[Mint]

Friday night.. --- Hotel down by the channel tunnel.
Sat am ---- Get a morning crossing about 10am.
Meet up with Koen and have a drive with a stop for lunch to our hotel.
Hotel near to the start point of the Dutch run.
Sun - Day with the Dutch Zeds and having fun.
Sunday evening - Enjoying the company of the Dutch zeds as well as any others that are coming to join us such as Koen from Belgium etc.
Monday --- a nice drive through into France and to the Mennen Gate for the evening 8pm 'last post' Hotel not far.
Tuesday -- Drive back to the Channel Tunnel and late morning crossing back to the UK. All very relaxed and no rush at all.

So for myself,
Hotel such as Premier Inn near the tunnel Friday evening.
Hotel near to the start point
Hotel not far from the finish point and maybe a nice little town we can have a walk round and a laugh.
Hotel near the Mennen Gate

Return crossing on Channel Tunnel Saturday -- to -- Tuesday.

Paul please count 'The Mints' in for this trip. We're definites.

 

[Grumps]

Paul please count 'The Mints' in for this trip. We're definites.

Good good!

 

[Mint]

Good good!

Perhaps we could run down to the Chunnel together? Start the cruise the way we mean to go on

 

[AllyZ32.8i]

Interested but working those days

 

[GazHyde]

Locked till I have time to clear this thread up.

Apologies to those who are interested in the Euro trip...

 

[GazHyde]

I've unlocked the thread @pgunter so you can now put some more details! I've only removed the last 3 pages of dirge, I don't have time to go through the whole thing.

Future warning, anyone randomly posting off topic in here, especially if you have no interest attending*, will get banned from the thread.

Gaz

*if you aren't interested in coming on the trip, WTF are you posting in here for...

 

[jue1]

Perhaps we could run down to the Chunnel together? Start the cruise the way we mean to go on

I'd like that x

 

[Mint]

I'd like that x

It's a definite then Jue