Chimay

ok, that's the TOG tour out of the way.

who's up for Chimay?

http://www.ihro.org.uk/2008/11/events/chimay2009/

our plan is out Thursday night chunnel, stay in Calais [1] and chunnel
back Sunday evening.

[1] Ibis Calais Coquelles Tunnel booked for 50 euro.
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I mentioned this to Tog and SO over dinner. I'm probably up for it, but
with a new tent. It's not far on t'other side so perhaps a sidecar outing
would be fun. Anyone else up for it?

 

Try this one:

http://www.ihro.org.uk/2008/11/events/chimay2009/

The previous one (I didn't click on it) seemed to relate to 2008 anyway.

I see they're using the full circuit again. Game on.

 

Buggery, buggery bollox. I'll try to give this a crack.

 

Er, that's the same URL, isn't it? I got nothing about a virus warning
when I clicked.

 

I wasn't convinced about the accuracy of the ihro site, but indeed they are:
http://www.circuit.be/manifestations_7_ClassicMotorcycle.html

It looks like I'll probably be turning up in a c*r for the second year
running.

I'm thinking of getting there on Friday afternoon, probably leaving
Sunday afternoon. (Doing just one night seems like a wasted trip, given
how far I have to travel.) Anyone else?

 

Adie wibbled...

Mmmm, I take it that its just camping round the circuit somewhere,
avoiding Ginges presents to the environment?

What're the facilities/food/beer like?

 

We'll be leaving Calais after breakfast so I'd expect us to be there
around lunch time on the Friday ready to bag a decent camping spot.

 

Drink beer, eat chips, crap in field or stinking portaloo.

 

Sounds a bit like a plan.

 

Perfectly adequate for a couple of nights, there's strong beer to
anaesthetise and therefore amereroliate the effect of sleeping in a
tent.

 

I'll leave Thursday afternoon, stop over the Channel in a hotel close to
Calais, and arrive Friday am.

Leave Sunday lunchtime.

 

Might join you in that hotel, then.

 

Oh, yeah, so you will. I didn't parse Adie's original post properly.

 

So, that's the Bonwicks and you, at least.

So much for my plan of acclimatising the F-i-L gently before the drunken
hordes arrive...

 

In theory, yes, definitely me.

not this bit for me - if I go, I'll just do the whole journey with a
stupidly early Friday morning start.

 

There goes the neighbourhood...

Make sure you stop in the same hotel (Ibis?) because not all have bars
and non-residents have to **** off at closing time.

 

Got a url for it?

 

http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-3300-ibis-calais-coquelles-tunnel/index.shtml
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http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-3300-ibis-calais-coquelles-tunnel/in
dex.shtml

Brilliant. I'll see you there, then.