I'm in. Probably head to St Omer on 30 April via Tunnel. Then add a few
days down the Mosel and Rhine.
On 03/11/2025 22:21, wessie wrote:
I'm in. Probably head to St Omer on 30 April via Tunnel. Then add a
few days down the Mosel and Rhine.
Yes, we're in, probably doing the Newcastle- Amsterdam ferry. A more
costly overnight trip, but it cuts out the 430 miles to get to Dover
for us.
have you expressed an interest in the FB UKRM thread(s)?
Alan Lee <alan@darkroom.plus.com> wrote in >news:10ej31k$1chb9$4@dont-email.me:
On 03/11/2025 22:21, wessie wrote:
I'm in. Probably head to St Omer on 30 April via Tunnel. Then add a
few days down the Mosel and Rhine.
Yes, we're in, probably doing the Newcastle- Amsterdam ferry. A more
costly overnight trip, but it cuts out the 430 miles to get to Dover
for us.
have you expressed an interest in the FB UKRM thread(s)?
On 03/11/2025 22:21, wessie wrote:
I'm in. Probably head to St Omer on 30 April via Tunnel. Then add a few
days down the Mosel and Rhine.
Yes, we're in, probably doing the Newcastle- Amsterdam ferry. A more
costly overnight trip, but it cuts out the 430 miles to get to Dover for
us.
Working it out, it isnt too bad really, -u470 return - Thursday evening/ Sunday evening sailing. I'm getting around 50mpg, getting to Dover would
use ~-u120 of fuel, 2 nights accomodation at what, -u100/night?,there's -u320 costs, add in the Dover ferry price of -u80(?) around -u400 total.
Newcastle is 70 miles away, so in effect, the Newcastle ferry would be around -u100-130ish more expensive, but rather less stress without the
400+ miles getting through England on mostly motorways. Arrive at
Amsterdam around 10 am, a leisurely 226 miles to Sedan, hence a much
nicer trip I think, if somewhat expensive on the surface.
I've not seen anything discussed about this as a possibilty - and
realise all the effort to organise has been borne by a few
community-minded souls over the years.
We didn't have a '24 and '25 for various reasons.
Is anyone able to step up to the plate as the primary organiser for
'26 with me as a loyal assistant (parse que je ne parle pas Francais
tres bien)?
On 06/11/2025 21:13, Alan Lee wrote:
On 03/11/2025 22:21, wessie wrote:
I'm in. Probably head to St Omer on 30 April via Tunnel. Then add a few
days down the Mosel and Rhine.
Yes, we're in, probably doing the Newcastle- Amsterdam ferry. A more
costly overnight trip, but it cuts out the 430 miles to get to Dover for
us.
Working it out, it isnt too bad really, u470 return - Thursday evening/
Sunday evening sailing. I'm getting around 50mpg, getting to Dover would
use ~u120 of fuel, 2 nights accomodation at what, u100/night?,there's
u320 costs, add in the Dover ferry price of u80(?) around u400 total.
Newcastle is 70 miles away, so in effect, the Newcastle ferry would be
around u100-130ish more expensive, but rather less stress without the
400+ miles getting through England on mostly motorways. Arrive at
Amsterdam around 10 am, a leisurely 226 miles to Sedan, hence a much
nicer trip I think, if somewhat expensive on the surface.
Great, saves me working it out!
We're going out from Hull on the Thursday. -u60 cheaper, fewer miles in Holland/Belgium, more miles over the North York Moors. Coming back
from Calais.
On 12/11/2025 14:13, Colin Irvine wrote:
We're going out from Hull on the Thursday. u60 cheaper, fewer miles in
Holland/Belgium, more miles over the North York Moors. Coming back
from Calais.
P&O?!
On Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:10:50 +0000, Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote:
On 12/11/2025 14:13, Colin Irvine wrote:
We're going out from Hull on the Thursday. -u60 cheaper, fewer miles in
Holland/Belgium, more miles over the North York Moors. Coming back
from Calais.
P&O?!
Indeed.
On 13/11/2025 07:55, Colin Irvine wrote:
On Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:10:50 +0000, Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote:I'm disappointed in you. Other carriers are available.
On 12/11/2025 14:13, Colin Irvine wrote:
We're going out from Hull on the Thursday. u60 cheaper, fewer miles in >>>> Holland/Belgium, more miles over the North York Moors. Coming back
from Calais.
P&O?!
Indeed.
On Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:32:20 +0000, YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
On 13/11/2025 07:55, Colin Irvine wrote:
On Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:10:50 +0000, Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote:I'm disappointed in you. Other carriers are available.
On 12/11/2025 14:13, Colin Irvine wrote:
We're going out from Hull on the Thursday. -u60 cheaper, fewer miles in >>>>> Holland/Belgium, more miles over the North York Moors. Coming back
from Calais.
P&O?!
Indeed.
And from experience seem to have similar employment practices.
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