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Normandy

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 11:52 am
by ballibeg
Anyone have any travel experience to Normandy? I can't seem to be able to book bikes onto ferries and am considering taking my van over but where to park near Le Havre for a week?

It's not bikepacking but my 15 daughter keen so a Eurovelo 4 might be a nice intro and she's doing French higher so missing first week school no problem ...cough...... You learn more on a bike don't you????

Dave

Re: Normandy

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 1:30 pm
by Taylor
Portsmouth to Caen was ok with Brittany ferries with bikes but that wasn't during CV-19

Re: Normandy

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 5:24 pm
by Chew
From experience it’s just easier to ring them up.

I’m sure many people would have taken bikes over last year as part of PBP

Re: Normandy

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 1:02 pm
by ballibeg
Not able to book by phone either. No foot passengers or cyclists can book. Guess they're keeping the reduced passenger space for car users.

I expressed my disappointment that as a cyclist I was banned from travel in favour of cars.

Re: Normandy

Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:19 am
by Cheddar Man
ballibeg wrote: Wed Jul 22, 2020 11:52 am Anyone have any travel experience to Normandy? I can't seem to be able to book bikes onto ferries and am considering taking my van over but where to park near Le Havre for a week?

It's not bikepacking but my 15 daughter keen so a Eurovelo 4 might be a nice intro and she's doing French higher so missing first week school no problem ...cough...... You learn more on a bike don't you????

Dave
When are you going? I am in the same situation, and you can now book bike passengers for travel after 1st September.

Re: Normandy

Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 12:07 pm
by ballibeg
I've another two weeks off start of September. Thanks for spotting the change. 😀 . With Spain now requiring 14 days quarantine at short notice I may rethink abroad.....

Re: Normandy

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 5:58 pm
by Bumpy Jonas
I often take my van to France if there are a few of us and leave it on a campsite in what the French call a garage de mort or dead garage for €3 a night. They mostly advertise this option. Not usually available on a municipal but you can try cheers Peter

Re: Normandy

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 7:51 pm
by ballibeg
Thanks Peter. I hadn't come across that term. Much appreciated,

Dave