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Title: ferries
Post by spanishcatfishing on Sep 21^st, 2012 at 9:35pm

all brittany ferries have been suspended until further notice

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Post by Hen_Fox on Sep 22^nd, 2012 at 8:56am

Is this due to the weather at the moment or are you talking longer term?

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Post by spanishcatfishing on Sep 22^nd, 2012 at 9:15am

this is due to long term strikes by the French

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Post by Michael on Sep 22^nd, 2012 at 9:49am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19671784

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Post by Ritaratbag on Oct 1^st, 2012 at 1:18pm

Brittany Ferries resume services tomorrow.
Industrial action is now over.

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Post by Nobrot on Oct 1^st, 2012 at 7:10pm

Had 4 guests at our place supposed to ride from Santander/Bilbao but had to ride the length of France from the tunnel in the weather.2nd time the cheese eating commies have messed our guests about.Revenge will be sweet..........

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Post by cactus jack on Oct 1^st, 2012 at 8:45pm

Real bikers have no problem with riding the length of France . Must have been Harley wimps :) :)

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Post by Nobrot on Oct 1^st, 2012 at 10:04pm

Triumph Tigers this time but that's not the point

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Post by Bigyin on Oct 2^nd, 2012 at 10:59pm

Talking about journeys through France ..... A guy I know who lives there and runs a big forum for people in the gardening/landscaping trade has just started out on a charity run. He's driving from Bergerac to John O'Groats on a lawn mower. About 2,000Km.
See here.
https://www.justgiving.com/mowerthon

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Post by Nobrot on Oct 3^rd, 2012 at 8:29am

Is he going via Rye.....?

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Post by Bigyin on Oct 3^rd, 2012 at 8:35am

Here's the planned route. Don't know how rigidly he'll stick to it.

http://www.hortaid.org.uk/the-route.html

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Post by Bigyin on Oct 3^rd, 2012 at 8:39am

Just checked and I'd say very unlikely as he's ferrying to Portsmouth :(

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Post by Nobrot on Oct 3^rd, 2012 at 2:12pm

I'll try again at my lame attempt of a word association joke

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Post by Bigyin on Oct 3^rd, 2012 at 3:25pm

My first reaction was that it was probably humour but it obviously went straight over my head (I'm slipping). I wondered if you might be going to UK and wanted to cheer him on.
Anyway, his final route depends on whether he takes any short cuts or encounters any scarifying experiences. He's a bit green at this sort of thing and may be feeling a bit edging about it. I expect it will all turf out OK in the end although it's a lawn haul. (That'll do for now, need a lie down in my striped jammys).
Seed you later.

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Post by Nobrot on Oct 3^rd, 2012 at 5:10pm

;)

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Post by Bigyin on Oct 3^rd, 2012 at 10:45pm

In case you're interested (doubtful) :-[ our man is tonight just north of Le Mans and hoping to make the ferry from Caen to Portsmouth for Friday. Nearly �5,000 raised so far and hoping for �10,000. If anyone cares to donate (we are horticulturists of sorts and it a very informative and helpful site) there's a link on the page I linked to above. :)