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Ukrm French Run 2007
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OK, here we go. It's been something of an effort to find a hotel big
enough, but 'tis done.
We're going to the seaside! Ice creams, paddling, sandcastles,
whatever. Actually, the reality will probaby be howling gales and
slashing rain.
Anyway, the dates are Friday 4 May and Saturday 5 May, returning Sunday
6 May, and leaving the Bank Holiday of 7 May to recover.
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The return ferry time's a bit steep for us northerners...
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According to my estimates you'd be off the ferry by 16:30 on the
Sunday afternoon. That means you'd be home by about 21:00 and then
have all the next day off to sort yourself out.
Where's the problem?
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Will P+O get all arsey if folk turn up and try to get on an earlier
ferry?
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That always depends on if they've got any spare space on the ferry but
if they haven't and you end up on the scheduled one it's not as if
it's getting you home at midnight with work at 8am.
Obviously life for the northern contingent would be easier if the
organiser lived somewhere in those barren wastelands but you need to
ask yourself if you'd sooner have someone from the south organising
trips to France or someone from the north sorting out weekends in
Hull?
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I don't think I've ever been on the ferry I was booked on. Always get an
earlier one. Well, Dover - Calais that is. The one I use now only sails
twice a week.
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"Heather, are we free that weekend?"
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We're going to Dieppe. Something for the WW2 historians - the Dieppe
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Where's the nearest airport?
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Le Touguet, at a guess. I'm tempted to fly from Lydd.
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Was the 'g' supposed to be a 'q'?
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Location
City: Dieppe, France
Name:St-Aubin
ICAO / IATA:LFAB / DPE
Details
Type:Airport (Aerodrome, Airfield)
Latitude:49°52'57"N (49.882633)
Longitude:1°05'07"E (1.085331)
Elevation:344 ft (105 m)
Timezone:UTC+1 (DST+2)
Runways:2
Longest:2690 × 98 ft (820 × 30 m)
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Raid of 1942 is covered in a museum in the chateau on top of the
cliffs. There's also the new Juno Beach Centre at nearby
Courseulles-sur-Mer (opened a couple of years ago). There's a big
Saturday market, as well. And, best of all, down the road to the west,
at Fecamp, there's the Benedictine factory (we visited that a few years
ago, IIRC). It's well worth a swift tour and a glug or two.
We're staying here:
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Engrish ahoy!
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And remember - The service is personalized and attentive, 3 calms and
luminous lounges are at your disposal!
For great justice!
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All your room are belong to us!
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Their cat is called Adolf.
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Well the lounges might be luminous when Fr Jack has finished puking in
them.
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Oi, bollockchops!!
I don't do puking anymore... besides, it was a bath...
Although, if you're desperate for luminous spew, creme de menthe does
the trick, apparently. :-)
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Prices yet tba, but expect them to be similar to previous trips. In
other words, =A3100-110 per head, based on two people sharing, to
include ferry crossing and two nights' half-board accommodation. Five
course dinner both nights. Booze extra, and can easily add 50% to the
cost of the weekend, or 100% if your name is SteveH and you can't read
wine list prices properly.
We'll be travelling Dover-Calais, as ever. It's actually quite a nice
run down close to the coast.
So - those up for it email me at chateau dot murray at dsl dot pipex
dot com and, as before, forms will go out for proper bookings, probably
in the New Year.
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That would make a very pleasant change from the A28 with Tart on
trailer, so I will be applying for a weekend pass.
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