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Calimero
15-02-2010, 23:07
Back after a couple of years of absence! Finally found the courage to quit City life & easy living to head into the pyrenees where I live in my ruins with no running water or proper heating & no doors or windows that really shut! However I have electricity & now believe it or not INTERNET! So! Although I have to go down to the river to wash (even at -10/15) I can come back home and send or recieve my emails, order tyres from Milners and once again buy or sell on ebay! Glad to be back on line!
welcome Calimero, wash in the river -10/-15, you sure, blimey mate you are game. :thumb2:eek:
makeitfit
15-02-2010, 23:14
Need any work doing out there? Maybe in exchange for some ski time?:naughty
lacroupade
15-02-2010, 23:16
Back after a couple of years of absence! Finally found the courage to quit City life & easy living to head into the pyrenees where I live in my ruins with no running water or proper heating & no doors or windows that really shut! However I have electricity & now believe it or not INTERNET! So! Although I have to go down to the river to wash (even at -10/15) I can come back home and send or recieve my emails, order tyres from Milners and once again buy or sell on ebay! Glad to be back on line!
whereabouts are you exactly? we have a place 15kms east of Tarbes:)
Calimero
16-02-2010, 00:09
Your quite welcome if your prepared to live the life that I live!
Calimero
16-02-2010, 00:14
Post code is 11230. Look on Mappy or Autoroute. It's about an hour south of Carcassonne. Theres a nearby lake (Lac Montbel) of about 600 hectars, which dries up a bit in summer and makes a wonderful moonscaped mud bath for 4X4ing. The village is called Sainte Colombe sur l'Hers.
lacroupade
16-02-2010, 00:17
Post code is 11230. Look on Mappy or Autoroute. It's about an hour south of Carcassonne. Theres a nearby lake (Lac Montbel) of about 600 hectars, which dries up a bit in summer and makes a wonderful moonscaped mud bath for 4X4ing. The village is called Sainte Colombe sur l'Hers.
Yep I know Carcassonne, you'll be about two hours or so slightly south east of me.
Sounds like I need to organise a road trip in the summer! Last time I went down in the 'office' car, a Z4, so its Mr Nissans turn again this year!
Calimero
16-02-2010, 00:19
-10/15 ambiante temperature. River probably between 3-5°. I've actually got quite used to it and its quite exhilerating! You just have to throw yourself in without thinking about it or you'd never do it!
Deleted account DD
16-02-2010, 10:37
Post code is 11230. Look on Mappy or Autoroute. It's about an hour south of Carcassonne. Theres a nearby lake (Lac Montbel) of about 600 hectars, which dries up a bit in summer and makes a wonderful moonscaped mud bath for 4X4ing. The village is called Sainte Colombe sur l'Hers.
Room for a twin axle caravan for a week ;)
lacroupade
16-02-2010, 10:44
[QUOTE=daved;80579]Room for a twin axle caravan for a week ;)[/QUOTE
there is in my field if you don't mind a two-day drive LOL!
Deleted account DD
16-02-2010, 11:05
[quote=daved;80579]Room for a twin axle caravan for a week ;)[/QUOTE
there is in my field if you don't mind a two-day drive LOL!
Never make a dare ;)
In all seriousness we didnt make France last year (crap exchange and circumstances) but we are giving it serious consideration for May/June time. In fact just to check mainland Europe is ok we're off to Brugge (without the caravan) on Thursday :thumb2
DaveAMac
16-02-2010, 11:47
-10/15 ambiante temperature. River probably between 3-5°. I've actually got quite used to it and its quite exhilerating! You just have to throw yourself in without thinking about it or you'd never do it!
Good luck to you, mate! Sounds like quite an adventure you're having down there, although that river business gives me the shivers just thinking about it! :eek:
All the best to you!
lacroupade
16-02-2010, 12:09
[quote=lacroupade;80580]
Never make a dare ;)
In all seriousness we didnt make France last year (crap exchange and circumstances) but we are giving it serious consideration for May/June time. In fact just to check mainland Europe is ok we're off to Brugge (without the caravan) on Thursday :thumb2
is that near Bruges?:confused:
Deleted account DD
16-02-2010, 19:28
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is that near Bruges?:confused:
Thats the place ;) near zebruger :augie
CaptLimey
16-02-2010, 20:58
Room for a twin axle caravan for a week ;)
Hi Daved
There's a good and inexpensive municipal site at Montcuq in the Lot, French post code 46800, just a few minutes from our place. (Wild Bri and his wife have been here) Great place to tour from for a week or so. PM me if your interested and I'll fill you in re the local attractions AND we could introduce you to the delights of rural France.
Regards CL
Deleted account DD
16-02-2010, 21:19
Hi Daved
There's a good and inexpensive municipal site at Montcuq in the Lot, French post code 46800, just a few minutes from our place. (Wild Bri and his wife have been here) Great place to tour from for a week or so. PM me if your interested and I'll fill you in re the local attractions AND we could introduce you to the delights of rural France.
Regards CL
Now thats very tempting too :thumb2
Some of the best breaks we've had have been on municipal sites avoiding the egg and chips tetley drinking brits ;) Probably best one of all was in Portugal where we took the first and not the second left. Ended up on a municipal site that was about the same per week as the water slide brit beer bar overcrowded one next door (figuera da foz was the town)
I will be in touch.
cheers
lacroupade
16-02-2010, 22:13
[quote=lacroupade;80594]
Thats the place ;) near zebruger :augie
have you seen 'In Bruges'? Excellent fillum.:thumbs
Deleted account DD
17-02-2010, 00:17
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have you seen 'In Bruges'? Excellent fillum.:thumbs
No eye avnt :augie
I will be trying out the as much of the full range of Belgian beers as I can manage later this week :clap the missus asked how many euros to get...............and made it clear theyre not all for beer :naughty:naughty:naughty
Calimero
17-02-2010, 00:47
Room for a twin axle caravan for a week ;)
No! Unfortunately I dont have any land but there is a really cheap camp site in the village.
Club trip to camp in france on then for 2010 ? :naughtyconvoy!!??:clap:lol
Deleted account DD
17-02-2010, 17:04
No! Unfortunately I dont have any land but there is a really cheap camp site in the village.
You can "come to us" then :thumb2
We always eat and drink well when we're away :thumb2
Deleted account DD
17-02-2010, 17:05
Club trip to camp in france on then for 2010 ? :naughtyconvoy!!??:clap:lol
Good scheme :thumb2
Good friend of the missus (I've never met them) has a place in spain............can see a few miles mounting up the summer
makeitfit
17-02-2010, 22:50
Good scheme :thumb2
Good friend of the missus (I've never met them) has a place in spain............can see a few miles mounting up the summer
I've heard there's loads of off roading areas in that there spain:sly
Put me in for convoy any time except august:D
Deleted account DD
17-02-2010, 22:54
I've heard there's loads of off roading areas in that there spain:sly
Put me in for convoy any time except august:D
I'm booking a couple of weeks end may beginning June, thats if the missu and I are still speaking.
Supposed to be going away tomorrow for a few days, tshe booked it all and has just twigged she's accidentally booked the ferry for next week....when we're back at work. I've just been unpacking my bag. Not happy.
Tense atmosphere to say the least and thats without getting pissed off over p&o's no refund policy.
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Tense atmosphere to say the least and thats without getting pissed off over p&o's no refund policy.
flog tickets on fleabay or loot or a specailist re-seller? at least get some money back:)
Deleted account DD
17-02-2010, 23:06
flog tickets on fleabay or loot or a specailist re-seller? at least get some money back:)
Good point :thumb2 ta
I think she's going to phone them in the morning to appeal to their sense of fair play..................may as well just put the tickets in the shredder now if thats the only option :(
Deleted account DD
18-02-2010, 11:57
Always happt to admit it when I'm wrong, P&O good as gold and swapped us onto todays crossing :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
See you after the weekend ;)
lacroupade
18-02-2010, 13:22
I'm waving goodbye as I type.... LOL:thumbs
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