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Old Dec 29th, 2005, 09:22 PM
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French Weekender 24th - 27th March 2006

Mini Adventure to Le Mont Saint Michel

The Plan.

It's a simple plan - grab a load of minis and catch the overnight ferry from Portsmouth to Le Havre on Thursday night 23rd March 2006, spend Friday, Saturday and Sunday in France and return on Monday. We will be based in a hotel close to Le Mont Saint Michel.

The Map.

The Hotel.
Best Western
Le Moulin De Ducey
1 Grande Rue,, Ducey, France, FR-50220
Phone: 33 2 33602525 Fax: 33 2 33602676

The webpage for the hotel gives a variety of rooms but budget for £50.00 a night per room and you have this well covered.

The Ferry.

LD Lines You need to book a cabin on the way out and a basic seat for each passenger on the way home. 11pm sailing out and 5 pm sailing back on Monday afternoon. Cost should be £148.00 per couple with car.

The Sell.

3 nights in France, one night in a cabin on the ferry, loads of mini adventures and some fine French cuisine to boot! All for £150.00 per person assuming you are travelling as a couple. That gives you more holiday for less money, compared to GoMini's 2005 mini weekender and now they are not here to organise one for us, then we thought we should do it on here.

The Itinerary.

To be determined after discussion amongst participants but to include a few mini runs, a few meals out, some free time, some shopping time, some chateau hunts and constant fun!

Le Mont Saint Michel, Chateau de Combourg and St Malo are just a few of the local delights waiting to be explored by minis!

If you'd like to come (and you know you do!), then follow the links to the hotel and the ferry and book them and let us know that you are coming along.

The Players.

1. Peanut and Beastmaster (Ady and Chrissie)
2. mandy moo and mini friz (Darren and Mandy)
3. paa100 (Andy and Natalie)
4. RVW (Ray and Gail)
5. chrisandjax (Chris and Jax)
6. Matrog and Becca3003 (Matt and Becca)
7. Jaffa Racer (Kev and Carol)
8. phone (Tony and Janet)
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Old Dec 30th, 2005, 10:24 AM
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would love to do this,but no hols left to take in work till 1st april (new holiday year starts)
sorry

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great idea, we went round Mont St Michel last summer, it's a beautiful place. Think we're fully booked in March unfortunately though
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Matts already asked me about this, and i said to him that im up for it i can get time off but i think Matt needs to see if he can sounds like lots of fun
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will check with Tracy!
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Yeah, need to check about getting the time off. Made a bit more complicated because I'm starting with new employers in January. But if I can get time off I'd definitely be interested
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HI BEASTMASTER & PEANUT
COULD YOU SIGN US UP FOR THE FRENCH WEEKEND
SOUNDS A COOL WEEKEND AWAY
WE HAVE BOOKED THE FERRY & HOTEL SO NO GOING BACK KNOW
CANT SPEAK THE LINGO ADDS MORE FUN TO IT

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Quote: Originally Posted by mini friz
HI BEASTMASTER & PEANUT
COULD YOU SIGN US UP FOR THE FRENCH WEEKEND
SOUNDS A COOL WEEKEND AWAY
WE HAVE BOOKED THE FERRY & HOTEL SO NO GOING BACK KNOW
CANT SPEAK THE LINGO ADDS MORE FUN TO IT

MINI FRIZ & MANDY MOO

Welcome aboard this brilliant French Weekender!

Le Mont St Michel, Deauville, Honfleur I could go on, but they are all waiting for us to discover in our minis!

Any more brave souls ready to aggravate their post Christmas credit card debt by coming along?
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Sounds like a brilliant weekend but we just won't be able to make it

Have a great time

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Ferry tempted

WhatCar? Claim: “As hot hatches go, it’s hotter than a blacksmith’s armpit.”
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Ferry and Hotel booked!

WhatCar? Claim: “As hot hatches go, it’s hotter than a blacksmith’s armpit.”
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Excellent news!

Your prize for being brave enough to sign up early is...

you get to choose the restaurant for the first night!

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Wigley must be up for this. You PM'd him?

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If you'd like to come (and you know you do!), then follow the links to the hotel and the ferry and book them and let us know that you are coming along.
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Hi!! We are very interested - Gumbo's never been abroad ... but our decision is still pending and we can only give a definite answer closer the time due to work commitments. My friend who has a silk green mini says she's the same - again depends on work commitments.

Is there a deadline for this or limited number of spaces?

Will we have to sort out insurance (for both travel and car) ourselves?

£150 covers for return ticket, hotel, breakfast......any night time meals? I'm just wondering how much we might have to spend and if we have enough for pocket money....

Do we need to know how to speak French??

Will keep you posted.

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