Itinerary 2007 - Is it too early?

[Lord Steve]

Tres Hombres Tours
2007 Itinerary
Wednesday 13th
Depart various points in North Yorks, North Lincs, Herts for pre-shuttle rendezvous in Folkestone. 18.00 shuttle then overnight in Calais. Evening meal in "Le Bureau" pub.
Thursday 14th
Away early for blast to LM, stopping only in Gace for lunch, beers and a trip to supermarket for the evenings essentials.
Arrive Maison Blance and celebrate completion of historic road trip by drinking Stella and raising the flag.
Friday 15th.
Mad Friday - usual malarkey!
Saturday 16th
Arnage for brekkies, MRI marquee for a dump then into the granstand to dump all our beer into the T.W.A.T.S. wheelie bin for cooling and sharing.
Sunday 17th
At end of race get going toute de suite and blat all the way back to Calais for overnight - more pizza and beer at Le Bureau.
Monday 18th
9.00 am shuttle and start planning 2008 trip.

This years fleet:
Audi A6 s line
Lexus IS220
Chrysler Grand Voyager
BMW M6

Anyone want to meet up in Calais or en route?

Steve

[DelBoy]

Lord Steve - The only self appointed peer on Maison Blanche - who is not wearing a CA T shirt!!

Del

[oldtimer]

What sort of question is that..?  It is never too early!

[monkey]

Away early for blast to LM, stopping only in Gace for lunch, beers and a trip to supermarket for the evenings essentials.

Steve I have stayed in Gace a couple of times on the Sunday night but never found a decent restaurant, any recommendations? Hope you don't mind me asking.

[Perdu]

I've been well fed (gourmet? Non!) at Hotel Normandie in the little street that leads up to the town square, (name?) A bar avec Le Pression and large enough television indoors if you need to play "catch up" with Canadian GP and Herr Shovelface... Or World Cup footie Or etcetera! And good proper food...
(Shovelface? Dont ask, s'my mate Nick. Daft as "bird" but nowhere near as gorgeous    sorry Nick, but a man has to do what a man has to do)

 

comfy beds too

[Lord Steve]

Away early for blast to LM, stopping only in Gace for lunch, beers and a trip to supermarket for the evenings essentials.

Steve I have stayed in Gace a couple of times on the Sunday night but never found a decent restaurant, any recommendations? Hope you don't mind me asking.

Monkey
We've only ever stopped there for une pression rapide et une voyage au supermarche. Never done the restaurant thing although I do recall seeing a couple of nice looking bars/ restaurants on the square.
We should start the "Great Bars amd Restaurants en Route" thread - a sort of CA Michelin Guide!
Steve

[Lord Steve]

Lord Steve - The only self appointed peer on Maison Blanche - who is not wearing a CA T shirt!!

Del

Del
Are you trying to sell me a t shirt?

Steve

[oldtimer]

I've been well fed (gourmet? Non!) at Hotel Normandie in the little street that leads up to the town square

I have stayed at the Normandie a few times and can confirm that the food is most certainly NOT gourmet but they do make the effort and the atmosphere is good.  There is usually a 'Le Mans buffet' on the Sunday evening (I think the restaurant is usually closed on a Sunday).  They are very welcoming to Le Mans travellers...

A couple of years ago we stopped here on the way down and spent quite a few hours, and many beers, discussing old motors with the chef, or was it the waiter, or was it the... well he worked there anyway.  After a while he mentioned that he had an old convertible Peugeot in the basement which seemed a strange place to keep a car but he very proudly showed us.  Very nice it was too.

But returning to Monkey's original question... Despite staying in Gace on a numer of occassions have yet to find a decent restaurant...

[monkey]

Thanks all. Much appreciated.

[Snoring Rhino]

We stopped in Rouen a couple of years ago on the Sunday night, and for vairous reasons didnt get out for food untill midnight, but was amazed to find a really good and reasonable resturant facing that Cathedral.

[Andy Zarse]

Evening meal in "Le Bureau" pub.

Have you tried their Plume de ma Tante? It's historic.

[Andy Zarse]

Away early for blast to LM, stopping only in Gace for lunch, beers and a trip to supermarket for the evenings essentials.

Steve I have stayed in Gace a couple of times on the Sunday night but never found a decent restaurant, any recommendations? Hope you don't mind me asking.

Yes, try eating in the UK. Or Italy. Or Spain. Anywhere in fact except in France. Restaurant food throughout France is generally ghastly unless you are prepared to pay through the nose. It's like the food generally was in the UK thirty years ago. Crap.

[DelBoy]

Lord Steve - The only self appointed peer on Maison Blanche - who is not wearing a CA T shirt!!

Del

Del
Are you trying to sell me a t shirt?

Steve

What makes you think that, Steve.  But since you brought it up, how many do you want??

Del

[Lord Steve]

Evening meal in "Le Bureau" pub.

Have you tried their Plume de ma Tante? It's historic.

Have to say I stick to the capriceuse avec trois ou quatre grandes Stellas.
Joining us?

[Lord Steve]

Lord Steve - The only self appointed peer on Maison Blanche - who is not wearing a CA T shirt!!

Del

Oh go on then - tell me all the details.......
Del
Are you trying to sell me a t shirt?

Steve

What makes you think that, Steve.  But since you brought it up, how many do you want??

Del