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 ·  Posted: 04.06.2014  ·  #1
That's van back from its annual service. Everything good and ready to go. Heading off this Sunday for the always eagerly awaited French trip. We are heading this year to the East of France from Cherbourg and intending to take in the Alsace region. We are going to take in the likes off Strasbourg, Kaysersberg and Chatenois. We will gradually work back over to the West through the likes off Chablis, Orleans, Tours And Cholet. We will head out to the coast and St. Jean De Mont and from there we will gradually move up to the Brittanny region. We have no hard and fast plans after this and it will be a case of taking each day as it comes. BRING IT ON. :D
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Have a ball!
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Heading off Friday for two weeks to Brittany so have a good one :D
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See ya' there, we head off 5 weeks to Western France for 4 weeks, can't wait, tho' Kilbroney next week will do until then.
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 ·  Posted: 04.06.2014  ·  #5
Enjoy Gerrard.

5 weeks until we go back to France too.
No plan again this year except visit my parents for a few days.
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 ·  Posted: 04.06.2014  ·  #6
Yeah Gerard you'll have a super time.
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Hope ye have a great trip :up: :up:
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 ·  Posted: 04.06.2014  ·  #8
Enjoy the break, Gerard!

Keep us filled in as you progress :up:
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 ·  Posted: 04.06.2014  ·  #9
I'm flipping raging............yesterday went online to book a week in France,........crossing in September with Irish ferries. 300e return with 3 * cabins. I thought this a great price,........went to get my card to book.......phone rings........takes 20 mins to get rid of caller, site has timed out ...".............and yes ya know the rest, 440e when I try to book again. 🇧🇭 🇧🇭 🇧🇭
So............to all of you heading to France.......BON VOYAGE

I hate yis :( ....... :sleep: :up:
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I'm flipping raging............yesterday went online to book a week in France,........crossing in September with Irish ferries. 300e return with 3 * cabins. I thought this a great price,........went to get my card to book.......phone rings........takes 20 mins to get rid of caller, site has timed out ...".............and yes ya know the rest, 440e when I try to book again. 🇧🇭 🇧🇭 🇧🇭
So............to all of you heading to France.......BON VOYAGE

I hate yis :( ....... :sleep: :up:


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 ·  Posted: 04.06.2014  ·  #11
I would........If I had the slighted idea what you are talking about :( ....... :sleep: :up:
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 ·  Posted: 04.06.2014  ·  #12
typing this from the lounge on Oscar Wilde, must be more than 50 motorhomes aboard

back end of June,

no plans but have a guide to the Nantes - Brest canal for a bit of cycling and a France passion membership.

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Ps Jack and Mark sent a copy of an email received (found) about an hour ago from Down District Council Hope you got it
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Got them Dave.
I will contact Jack tomorrow.

Enjoy your trip
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 ·  Posted: 05.06.2014  ·  #14
Hope all of you going to France and further have a great time.

@GMAC there is a nice Aire or rather Stellplatz in Kehl which is great for visiting Strasbourg. https://goo.gl/maps/2dhWV

There is a public swimming pool down the road and a park along the Rhine. You can walk or cycle across the pedestrian bridge to the French side. There are cycle paths all the way to the centre of Strasbourg. Once you figure out where to go! It is a little confusing the first time due to the way the canals cut through Strasbourg. There is also an Aire on the French side but we found the one in Kehl to be better.

@Biffo Try again from a different computer
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 ·  Posted: 05.06.2014  ·  #15
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I would........If I had the slighted idea what you are talking about :( ....... :sleep: :up:


What I do is use two browsers, chrome is my browser of choice and then I use Internet Explorer and clear cookies and cache etc, that way I don't lose passwords/logins etc in Chrome

Here is a guide to clearing cache...

https://kb.iu.edu/data/ahic.html
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 ·  Posted: 05.06.2014  ·  #16
While that looks interesting and is probably excellent advice,...........I still have no idea what it's meant to do. Have I done something wrong in putting up my twopence worth or have I completely missed out on something ?.
:'(
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While that looks interesting and is probably excellent advice,...........I still have no idea what it's meant to do. Have I done something wrong in putting up my twopence worth or have I completely missed out on something ?.
:'(


Nothing wrong :)

You tried to book the ferry, that website put stuff on your computer so it remembered what you searched for, so it knew when you went back and put the price up. If you clear those little bits of info "cache & Cookies" you may get the booking for the original price that you first seen.
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Right,...........I'm using an iPad so if I go into the main menu I can clear these. Sorry for the long winded approach but I really have no idea of the inner workings of these computer thingys,and will muddle on.
Thanks to you Ally and Shivster for the help :D ......... :sleep: :up:
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Biffo,

If you are using safari on I pad go to settings then down the list to safari then go down to ( mine is in blue writing) clear history and the one below clear cookies and data,

I usually do that once a week on all machines to keep them un cluttered :up:

Hope you get the cheaper price :police:
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Thanks for that. Done it........retried............440e...still. Looks like 300e will be a memory, at least for now. :sleep: :up:
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Thanks for that. Done it........retried............440e...still. Looks like 300e will be a memory, at least for now. :sleep: :up:


:(

Oh well was worth a try.
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 ·  Posted: 05.06.2014  ·  #22
To be honest this happened to me before and then I discovered I hadn't included cabins in the first attempt.

I am not suggesting you are as daft as me but could it be something like that?
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 ·  Posted: 05.06.2014  ·  #23
Nah........I did that too a few years back, two 3* cabins were included. I find the 3* better as there not so near the engines and are quiter. I'm really gonna miss the wine, but looks like Achill will be the winner.........unless I can pull off that 300e offer later. :sleep: :up:
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PM me the details and I will try it if you like
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 ·  Posted: 05.06.2014  ·  #25
Thanks for the offer, but my other half has just informed me her dive club is heading to the canaries for a dive week. So I'm house sitting ...........so much for dreaming :( .
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No probs.
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Wondering.........could ya get a van to the Canaries !!!.?? :-|
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When/how you going to France Mark? We're Dublin -Cherbourg on Sat 12 July,
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Hope all of you going to France and further have a great time.

@GMAC there is a nice Aire or rather Stellplatz in Kehl which is great for visiting Strasbourg. https://goo.gl/maps/2dhWV

There is a public swimming pool down the road and a park along the Rhine. You can walk or cycle across the pedestrian bridge to the French side. There are cycle paths all the way to the centre of Strasbourg. Once you figure out where to go! It is a little confusing the first time due to the way the canals cut through Strasbourg. There is also an Aire on the French side but we found the one in Kehl to be better.

@Biffo Try again from a different computer

Thanks for that. I was actually planning on the Aire on the French side but will look at your suggestion. Do you have Sat Nav co ordinates for it. Many thanks
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When/how you going to France Mark? We're Dublin -Cherbourg on Sat 12 July,


Paul we are going same date but from Rosslare.
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Hope all of you going to France and further have a great time.

@GMAC there is a nice Aire or rather Stellplatz in Kehl which is great for visiting Strasbourg. https://goo.gl/maps/2dhWV

There is a public swimming pool down the road and a park along the Rhine. You can walk or cycle across the pedestrian bridge to the French side. There are cycle paths all the way to the centre of Strasbourg. Once you figure out where to go! It is a little confusing the first time due to the way the canals cut through Strasbourg. There is also an Aire on the French side but we found the one in Kehl to be better.

@Biffo Try again from a different computer

Thanks for that. I was actually planning on the Aire on the French side but will look at your suggestion. Do you have Sat Nav co ordinates for it. Many thanks


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When/how you going to France Mark? We're Dublin -Cherbourg on Sat 12 July,


Paul we are going same date but from Rosslare.


Ah, pity we"re not going Rosslare this year, I"d have got you a pint.
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 ·  Posted: 06.06.2014  ·  #34
This was our cycle route into Strasbourg. It took us about 45 minutes but that was with three kids, one only 5, pedalling under their own steam.

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Weather fab on west coast ( Royan )at the moment 8-) :happy:
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Nice area Dave. Enjoy.
If you head across the Gironde check out Bisscarosse Plage Aire.
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Great to hear that, Dave!

Lashing Rain here in Limerick, enjoy the rest of your Holiday!
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Lashing Rain here in Limerick, enjoy the rest of your Holiday!


Thats not rain Pat its liquid sunshine :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Yeah we seem to be getting lots of the liquid sunshine. I was at Mosney yesterday with Harry the Mehari and one minute the sun was shining the next it was pouring from the heavens. Anyone I had. A great day with about 1500 classics there.
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Yeah we seem to be getting lots of the liquid sunshine. I was at Mosney yesterday with Harry the Mehari and one minute the sun was shining the next it was pouring from the heavens. Anyone I had. A great day with about 1500 classics there.


Jack is Mosney still open?
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