Re: Look at Scotland this way..


"Josiah Jenkins" <josiah-jenkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 01:23:48 -0000, I read these words from "Nebulous"
> <nebulous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> :
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>>I bought the caravan to explore Scotland. Prior to that I tended to do the
>>Eurocamp thing in France. We've been about 7 times. I can only get a
>>fortnight off in the summer and its a long way to Europe from here.
>
> Rosyth - Zeebrugge is good but somewhat on the expensive side
> with the caravan.

Harwich is only 5-6 hours away from Scotland, and then another 4 hours
(approx) on the boat and you're in Holland. From the Hoek, you can wander
where you will.

> You can be in the Rhine valley in around 8 hours towing a van
> (comfortably) driving via the Netherlands or into the Mosel valley
> using a route through Belgium.

Yup.
>>
>>I must admit I'm actually quite happy with my lot. However when I see
>>youngsters nowadays for whom travelling appears to be the norm I wish I'd
>>had a chance to take a year off with a backpack.
>
> Driving times to ports take a fair chunk out of a two week holiday !
> Four days driving to Dover and back for you ?
> And the additional Ferry costs eat into your beer money !

By the time you factored in the time taken to get to Dover, and the joys of
the M25, it's easier to head for Harwich (or felixstow if the Zebrugge boat
is still taking passangers)...
>
> I'd probably wander much more if I was based in Europe.

I did for the first few years, then the novelty wore off.
>>
>>I just bought a Navman 510 Satnav.
>> Going back to Europe would give me an
>>excuse to buy the European maps as well as the UK ones!
>
> Got myself a Garmin c330 unit in the Summer.
> The UK and European maps are pre-loaded . . . it's brilliant.

I use Tom Tom - excellent, even when walking.
Lesley Robertson

>
> -- jjj


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