Ah well, all good things come to an end and today is pack up day ready for the long haul back to blighty after a wonderful 3 month winter down here.
Over 5 trips down here, we've always done the same route..............
Eurotunnel
West coast down to Biaritz
Irun
Pamplona
Zaragoza
Valencia
.......and then down the med coast to Aguilas.
Now, the only reason we do this route is that my folks used it for years with their twin axle caravan and always reconed it's the easiest route down here so we followed suit.
I would say that the pull up from Biaritz up the Pyrenees is a hell of a slog for a 3.7 tonne 5th wheel on a Nissan Navara (2.5TD)
We have a chap on site here with an elderly 38ft RV towing a car on trailer. Like me, he doesn't like pushing his engine and for that reason, recons his route (although longer & more in tolls) is a lot flatter for larger rigs.
His route is.................
Aguilas
Valencia
Perpignan
Narbonne
Carcassone
Toulouse
Limoge
Orlean
East ring around Paris on an N road
Amiens
Calais.
We've never done this route and are thinking of trying it tomorrow.
Anyone done both routes and can compare?
Thanks (I'll try and bring some sunshine back with me!)
Over 5 trips down here, we've always done the same route..............
Eurotunnel
West coast down to Biaritz
Irun
Pamplona
Zaragoza
Valencia
.......and then down the med coast to Aguilas.
Now, the only reason we do this route is that my folks used it for years with their twin axle caravan and always reconed it's the easiest route down here so we followed suit.
I would say that the pull up from Biaritz up the Pyrenees is a hell of a slog for a 3.7 tonne 5th wheel on a Nissan Navara (2.5TD)
We have a chap on site here with an elderly 38ft RV towing a car on trailer. Like me, he doesn't like pushing his engine and for that reason, recons his route (although longer & more in tolls) is a lot flatter for larger rigs.
His route is.................
Aguilas
Valencia
Perpignan
Narbonne
Carcassone
Toulouse
Limoge
Orlean
East ring around Paris on an N road
Amiens
Calais.
We've never done this route and are thinking of trying it tomorrow.
Anyone done both routes and can compare?
Thanks (I'll try and bring some sunshine back with me!)