gravelines tonight (1 Viewer)

[chaser]

Not a one on the aire, five on the other side

 

[scotjimland]

looks like it's raining ?

 

[chaser]

looks like it's raining ?

Ok now been pouring all day coming up

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[Forestboy]

We'll be there in 3 weeks

 

[scotjimland]

We'll be there in 3 weeks

we'll be there in five weeks.. can't wait..

where you headed Ror ?

 

[Charlie]

Daft question with a predictable answer but why is it called "Gravelines" ?

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[Techno]

Daft question with a predictable answer but why is it called "Gravelines" ?

Named in the 12th century following its canalisation by the Count of Flanders
Gravelines means Count's canal

 

[chaser]

http://dictionary.sensagent.com/Gravelines/en-en/
All here

 

[burtonbird]

...so the name is actually from Dutch, not French.

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[Techno]

http://dictionary.sensagent.com/Gravelines/en-en/
All here

booby prize for you fella

 

[chaser]

booby prize for you fella

Me internet had a wobble

 

[Techno]

...so the name is actually from Dutch, not French.

Phlegmish A Dutch language spoken in Flanders

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[chaser]

Whatever, its a great place to start and finish a tour of France, or even Belgium and the Netherlands

 

[Techno]

DID you know? Dutch for motorhome is

 

[Forestboy]

we'll be there in five weeks.. can't wait..

where you headed Ror ?

Hi Jim
Two weeks tomorrow.
Not sure probably Spain eventually only got a month so not too far. Fancy following the coast from Calais all the way around then tour the Picos de Europa in Northern Spain for a few days, was there 2 weeks ago on the motorbike its beautiful and Jan would love it. Then probably down to Alicante for a week to meet some friends before a quick blast home first week of July.
Hard life but someones gotta do it eh
Managed to book chunnel for only £20.00 more than the ferry so that'll save a bit of time.
You going far?

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[jockaneezer]

Think you're still supposed to pay even if you're parked on the other side next to the water's edge, sure the bays are marked "payant" apart from the ones that are for the fishermen/boat owners.

 

[scotjimland]

You going far?

We have 4 weeks.. A week to reach the French Med coast, have booked one week on a site at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.. then who knows.. northern Spain or West Coast France.. then follow that coast back to Dunkirk ..

cheers

 

[orridge]

Yep both sides have payant on them for the Aire

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[chaser]

Yep both sides have payant on them for the Aire

Quite right but better view on the river side

 

[Techno]

Quite right but better view on the river side

Is the Sun up?

 

[chaser]

Is the Sun up?

Fraid not, it's very grey

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[Techno]

Look at what you could have won

 

[Manic]

We should be there on 24th May, first stop. We are resuming our tour after having to return urgently at the beginning of April, when we got home a day before my father passed away.