austin man
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| posted on 30/8/09 at 09:57 PM |
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great driving
Just had 4 days of open roads and absolutely brilliant roads, in North Yorks (Askcrigg), up into the lake district Kendall, Windemere pooley Bridge,
Kirkstone pass then across to Bridlington and back Home. roughly 600 miles start to finish.
Recomend it to anyone
Top Gear eat your heart out
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 31/8/09 at 07:31 AM |
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That sounds incredible! what did you do it in?
Did you prebook B&B's? or just book as you arrived?
I have a plan for a similar if slightly shorter road trip in Scotland next spring or summer.
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trextr7monkey
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| posted on 31/8/09 at 10:46 AM |
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Did about 1200 miles in 3 days the other week with my son - whistle stop tour of North Scotland - set off from near Carlisle , up to Falkirk wheel ,
John o Groats, (campsite), Durness , missed last boat for Cape Wrath, Ullapool ( camp)
Torridon, Skye, Ben Nevis Cable car, Loch Lomond, Home. Very pleasent.
Just done similar mileage in N France with daughter
Chunnel, Douai and Somme battle field memorials, Arras, Amiens, Giverney for Monet's garden, Roen, Bayeux ( tapestry) Arromanche ( D day/
mulberry harbours, back to Calais. The joys of motoring 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14016102@N00/ (cut and paste this dodgey link)
Our most recent pics are here:
http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/trextr7monkey/
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daniel mason
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| posted on 31/8/09 at 11:43 AM |
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it is really nice around lakes/ kendal area. its just that because we are uesd to it and have lived here all our lives, we dont seem to appreciate how
lucky we are. the roads around windermere and kirkstone are really nice!
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 31/8/09 at 12:19 PM |
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When mine is otr, i want to do a few days of driving and that sound like a good area to drive in 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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BenB
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| posted on 31/8/09 at 12:33 PM |
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Lucky git
You'ld appreciate them if you lived in Norf London. The roads round here are shite. Even if you head out into the sticks you just end up on
speed-bump ladden roads with speed cameras at every corner..... Unless you head south of the river it's pretty barren here.... there are a
couple of nice roads just inside of the M25 but they're few and far inbetween...
I usually only ever see good roads when I'm travelling around in the DERV tintop... It's comfy (french) and does good mpg but corners are
not it's thing...
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austin man
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| posted on 31/8/09 at 07:29 PM |
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I drove my locost derived car and the bro in law took his MK Indy. pree booked hotel in Ascrigg. Wanted to camp but the weather was too unreliable
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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