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[siztenboots]

finally got on the LoT event list 1. Techie - NH Zandvoooooooort 2 nights - Stenaline Wednesday 2300 / Saturday 1345 2. DaveE 3. leevx2.2 4. GeorgeBC 5. smiley 6. Chill- nh zandvoort 2 nights -stena line wednesday 2300 saturday 1345 7. JG 8. CocoPops - nh zandvoort - 2nights (thurs/fri) 9. WrightStuff - nh zandvoort 2 nights -stena line wednesday 2300 saturday 1345 10. Peter VXR29 - NH Zandvort 2 nights - dfds dover dunkirk thursday 10am,  return saturday 2pm 11. The Batman - nh zandvoort 2 nights -stena line wednesday 2300 saturday 1345 12. MaxR + Trailer NH Zandvoort Thurs & Fri (booked) 13. Bill SC 14. Martin S 15. Lauren S woooo hoooo 16. Acidpopstar 17. Steve.i.am 18. Joss 19. Paulcp - NH Zandvoort Thurs/Fri/Sat  -  StenaLine Wednesday 23.00; Sunday 13.45 20. Haggi961 NH zandvoort T/F/S one way to blow money 21. GaryK 22. Foxy - NH Zandy T/F/S 23. Scutter - NH Sand Fort T/F - stena line wednesday 2300 saturday 1345 24. 5oc - NH Zandvoort T/F - Out DFDS Dover Thurs 7.40am = Back DFDS Calais Sat 5.00pm 25. Rally - NH Zandvoort Thurs & Fri not booked transport yet. 26. Siztenboots +1 - booked Aquarius Pension T/F , no ferry yet 27. Duncan F

[Sutol]

Anyone fancy breaking the journey back to Calais with a stopover (Saturday night) in Ghent or Brugge?

[CocoPops]

Very possibly Chris. Not booked the tunnel yet, but intend to.

[Sutol]

Ypres is well worth a visit, I know a nice hotel there too.

[PaulCP]

Too late, we've booked the Harwich ferry now. 😟 At least I'll save 500 miles for use some other time on my limited mileage policy. CCI wanted an arm & a leg to increase the annual mileage limit on renewal😠

[Sutol]

Too late, we've booked the Harwich ferry now. 😟 At least I'll save 500 miles for use some other time on my limited mileage policy. CCI wanted an arm & a leg to increase the annual mileage limit on renewal😠

that all makes very good sense, I would have done same if living in EA.

[MAXR]

I've just found out that good friends of ours are getting married on the 13th August. I'll now have a battle on my hands to find a way out, whilst keeping wifey & our friends happy.

[Dave E]

I've just found out that good friends of ours are getting married on the 13th August. I'll now have a battle on my hands to find a way out, whilst keeping wifey & our friends happy.

Well, if you don't attend it'll confirm who wears the trousers in your house, Maxine

[The Batman]

Maxine or Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions????

[Dave E]

If he doesn't turn up it's definitely Maxine commander of saying yes dear, general....ly under the thumb

[MartinS]

Martin S and Lauren S

Eurotunnel now booked

11th Aug 10.20 out

14th 17.36 back.

 

 

[Sutol]

Martin S and Lauren S

Eurotunnel now booked

11th Aug 10.20 out

14th 17.36 back.

 

 

Martin, anymore thoughts on the stopover. Warming to the idea of Ypres, it's such a big part of our history.

[CocoPops]

 

Martin S and Lauren S

Eurotunnel now booked

11th Aug 10.20 out

14th 17.36 back.

 

 

Martin, anymore thoughts on the stopover. Warming to the idea of Ypres, it's such a big part of our history.

 

 

I'd love to go to the Menin Gate for the 8pm last post sounding. Every day I think?

[Sutol]

 

 

Martin S and Lauren S

Eurotunnel now booked

11th Aug 10.20 out

14th 17.36 back.

 

 

Martin, anymore thoughts on the stopover. Warming to the idea of Ypres, it's such a big part of our history.

 

 

I'd love to go to the Menin Gate for the 8pm last post sounding. Every day I think?

 

Hi Lee, it is such a moving occasion, surrounded by the names of 54,000, a mere fraction of the soldiers that fell in WW1, average age I guess of around 20. In fact there is another gate built for the others further down the road. I believe these are the names of those who's bodies were never found/identified. Looking at where the soldiers came from it truly was a world war.

[MartinS]

We will go with the masses, Ypres sounds interesting, just not sure how interesting to Lauren!

 

Martin S

 

[CocoPops]

We will go with the masses, Ypres sounds interesting, just not sure how interesting to Lauren!

 

Martin S

 

 

There will be beer and cocktails to be drunk I'm sure

[Sutol]

 

We will go with the masses, Ypres sounds interesting, just not sure how interesting to Lauren!   Martin S  

  There will be beer and cocktails to be drunk I'm sure  

If she see's all those names I'm sure that she will be moved, it brings war into perspective. This is where we stayed last time I was there https://www.mobilebo...ane-hotel-ieper 135 euro Inc breakfast double/twin

Edited by Sutol, 25 January 2016 - 02:11 PM.

[smiley]

Did not know the history of Ypres.

They took quite a beating.

http://www.greatwar....istory-1418.htm

[Sutol]

Did not know the history of Ypres. They took quite a beating. http://www.greatwar....istory-1418.htm

It was virtually completely leveled and it has been rebuilt as close to the original as possible

[MartinS]

My votes Ghent as its  a bit livelier I'm guessing as Ypres looks small, but anywhere that's not in France is ok.

 

Vote??

 

Martin