I won't bother doing the write up again as Andrew has done an excellent job above. I'll just add my pictures below.

Stats for me are 3611 miles

Costs on the trip of around £700 fuel £300 in food and tolls etc. total cost of around £1000. That is obviously plus accommodation which was paid for earlier in the year.

Fantastic write up. Thanks for spedning your time and sharing the trip.

http://briskoda.net/off-topic-chit-chat/2009-road-trip-feeler-thread-postmanpat-package-tours-proud-present/110096/

:P

I love the sound of this but I dont think we could make it for financial reasons.

Where are the details for the Czech trip 2009?

I want to put our names down for that. We missed last years and ANY trip this year was out due to the pea in the pod

Looking forward to a road trip to Czech next year.

Day 1

The obligatory tour sticker.

Waiting at Dover

Breakfast just outside Paris - 7 cars, 7 different routes followed to get around Paris

One of many toll booths heading to the Millau bridge.

The bridge itself

Day 2.

Mostly I seem to have video of today, which I haven't yet uploaded or edited. However, do have a couple of stills.

Chalet Reynard car park just before the final accent into the clouds.

The view from Mt Ventoux

Some info from the summit

My biggest disappointment in life is being absolutely terrified of heights.

I will always miss out on fantastic opportunities like this.

Looks stunning

Day 3. The day of rest

Heading toward the Col

Fantastic views all the way to the summit.

Compulsory arty shots

The "road"

Worth driving for more views.

Cannes at night from the hotel roof

Day 4.

Due to an unforseen technical hitch on the previous day :O my day 4 wasn't the same as everyone elses. Got some nice shots though, just not necessarily of the same roads as everyone else

I have no idea where in the south of France I am, all I know is I'm heading towards the hotel in Barratier

They'll let anyone stay at the hotel

Day 5.

View from the hotel at Barratier.

[bob Seager mode]Here I am, on the road again[/bob Seager mode]

Bloody Fabia's are soooo slow

Line of cars

More views

Just drove that road

Hope the handbrake works......... :P

Arty

Day 6.

Random shots. Andrew's write up has the details.

Going to drive that road

Random views

Told you we were going to drive that road too.....

Views from my car

The views and the roads never ever got boring.

thanks guys, for the replies, some more great pictures. certainly is giving me the buzz for the CZ trip for 2009 when someone gets to organise it

Day 7.

Head in the clouds? Nah, we're above them!

Would you ever get bored of this?

One of my favourite pictures from the whole trip.

Group shot

Anyone know the name of this road? :P

Fantastic drive (apart from the tourists) and breathtaking views

Day 8

Just scenery

Yes, it was cold.

Day 9

Above the clouds again

Mostly driving across motorways, so not many great vista's.

Day 10.

Sadly the 'ring was close (as per PP's report) so instead we had a nice easy drive back to the ferry terminal............ yeah right!

Bloody slow tourists! :P

130? Is that mph or kph?

Heading towards the ferry terminal France/Belgium border area

Final stats.

Many thanks again to Andrew for organising the trip. :orb_clap:

To everyone else on the trip, thank you for a great time.

Oh, and a final thought/comment, someone at work asked why I was going on this trip, I think the pictures speak for themselves.

the pictures certainly do mate

Only me that recognises/thinks it's ex-Performance Bikes writer Dale Lomas showing the group the 'Ring?

yes it was he

Cool!

Some of those passes look amazing - dead jealous

First Vid.

mt ventoux

BridgeToGantry.com - Everything Nurburgring Nordschleife! - BTG Home

Video of the ring at the fuel spill site on the Saturday.

Day 3

col de turini

Some great pic's and vid's