Road Trip Pics

[jon_r]

So, er

Another road trip!

Nice day, sea very calm - how boring.

Good ol' Polish Express. (Shock - they've relayed the exit road out to the M/Way)

Slow journey to the Ring, kept getting stuck behind these things:

How apt!

Checked into the Blau Ecke, said hi Michaela who'd sorted us out a room in the annexe! :lol:

Few sheds circulating on some sort of trackday.

These yobs were making a right racket

Waited for the TF session and killed some time by doing the usual stuff!

Rich and I met an English guy called Scott with a nice new M3 in the hotel bar, went for a Chinese, got drunk in the Blau Ecke and ended up pouring our own beers! Thanks Michaela :thumb: That's why I love the Ring so much. Top stuff.

Headed south:

Onto the mountains...

Travelled further South.

Cannes:

Monaco:

Went via Turin on the way home, then back over the alps and up through France.

Top stuff.

 

[Merk]

Looks like an AWESOME trip mate.

 

[Paul.M]

thats a cracking write up

i'd love to do something like this soon

 

[Brett]

Looks awsome mate.

 

[seb]

nice work, but no pics of your smiling face Jon!

 

[D4N13L]

Wow trip of a lifetime.

What the fcuk is that boat in the last pic?

 

[boffey]

what model is that Ferrari outside the hotel

 

[gex23]

what model is that Ferrari outside the hotel

California?

 

[Karen]

Wow, stunning pics, I'm jealous, looks an amazing trip, Jon! How long did you do the trip over? and what are the names of the places inbetween the Ring and Cannes?

 

[Cookie]

Red one's a California

 

[jon_r]

Wow, stunning pics, I'm jealous, looks an amazing trip, Jon! How long did you do the trip over? and what are the names of the places inbetween the Ring and Cannes?

Spent about 10 days out there I think in total Karen. Our route was Ring, then through Luxembourg and down to a place called Les Abrets (nice campsite) and onto Annecy, Aix les Bains, Grenoble, Bourg D'Oisans, Route Napolean, Cannes, Monaco, Turin and home. We had planned to go further but Europe seemed very expensive this year. I usually gloss over the cost when going to the Ring, but the nicer campsites were 50 Euros a night in high season....

The boat in the last picture was bizarre. Was moored outside Monaco harbour and we think was too big to go in. Christ knows who owns it, but it was pretty impressive.

OK Seb, just for you:

 

[Ali]

I swear i've seen that boat in spain!! Just looked though a 100 holiday pics! No joy!

Great pics and a great trip!

 

[Remedi]

Now that's a road trip!

great pics fella

 

[jesus]

Crackin' pics there Jon! Looks like you had a good time, I hope to do something similar when the car gets back on the road!

 

[172Ben]

Immense! Looks awesome!

 

[Andy.]

Was that an A10A?
Looks like an amazing trip!

 

[clairemae]

excellent pics, i'm going to to do that someday!

 

[YorkshireDaz]

Nice pics and locations! Looks like a good trip!

 

[richard1]

Had a good laugh - cheers Jon!

I will upload some pics too, once I've fathomed out technology....

That boat outside Monaco is wicked - might be something from these boat builders http://www.wally.com/default.asp?bflash=1

-Alps as spectacular as ever
-The 'Ring still daunting but good fun (even in an underpowered car)
-Cracking roads
-Lovely Dutch girls in the camp sites
-47 MPG over 2550 miles thanks to a Larry-guna 1.5 dCi!

Recommend to anyone

 

[richy22]

Any chance of showing a map of route you took? Throguh France that is.

Im wanting to do the Grenoble (think thats what its called and Briancon way)

 

[Christopher]

Nice!

 

[Leeshez]

What a story .

 

[Weeman]

EPIC mate, more pics of you needed though fo sure XXX

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

Excellent pics as usual mr. richardson. You need some new/more shorts though x

 

[Englebert]

Cool as fcuk Jon, some excellent pics there.... lucky with the weather too!

 

[.GAZ.]

Wish i could do something like this!

 

[cat171]

That looks ace, nice road trip there Jon

I've always wanted to go to monaco, I want to go on the GP weekend, mucho ££££'s though (i'll go one day just to say i've done it)

 

[Gally]

Missed this one Jon looked great!

Most would take a nice little car tho for some blasts down the roads, i'm guessing it wasn't about that on this occasion?

 

[richy22]

Nice bump gally

 

[Gally]

Ah touche' thanks for bringing it to my attention!

 

[jon_r]

The previous years trip is on here as well somewhere.

We went in the Laguna as it did 55mpg and was Rich's company car. I've done these roads in nice cars before, so whilst we both would've liked something quicker, the 'Shuttle' as it was known, was perfect!

 

[B16DOE]

nice one / ya grub looked nice with a beer as well uuummmm

 

[Brett]

Looks an awesome trip that.

 

[Ian_182]

WOW.

What a trip

 

[richard1]

That seems like so long ago!

Found a couple of pics

Road trips are great!

 

[richy22]

Jon where is your other one with your ring trip write up?? It was over on that northloop site but I cant find it anymores

 

[jon_r]

http://z8.invisionfree.com/Northloop/index.php?showtopic=12802

 

[richy22]

Oh I see what was the problem...I wasnt logged in and it takes you back to the main board view.

What a gay website

 

[not normal dan]

some awesome photos there would love to do something like that myself

 

[v15ben]

Reminds me of our trip in the summer! God damn I want to go back to the Nurburgring soon!