LetsHopeItFits
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So my friend and I plan on doing a trip this summer to the Pyrenees, and we'de love some advice regarding the route. We're planning for 3 or 4 weeks, and we'll either be going in my 1996 3.9 V8 Discovery, or a 200tdi manual Range Rover, if Ive made the switch by then (hopefully, because it hlaves the fuel expense)
So its going to take us at least 3 days to reach the mountains, as we're coming from North Wales. Which ferry we take is yet to be decided, and it doesnt really matter, we might do a loop, using the Santander ferry one way and a french ferry the other.
As for advice with the car and camping situation, we plan on tenting, since it will be June or July. Ill be sure to pack all the stuff the french have decided we must have (hi-vis, safety triangles, breathalizers, onions etc) and that the car is fine and that we have adequate spares, tools and manuals to fix any issues that may arise. Worst case our roadtrip becomes a backpacking holiday. UK insurance includes third party cover in the EU, Andora etc. We wont be cannonballing our way through France, since I'm the only driver, and Ive never driven on the wrong side of the road before, but I've also read that offroad driving isnt allowed in France, and we arent particularly interested in cheese, so we won't be stopping all the time either (except for a cheeky baguette perhaps)
Really, we'de be greatful of any advice as to where to go, where to find maps of the tracks and so on, because google maps wont take us there. We want an adventure, not a holiday. Remoteness, wilderness, challanges etc. We've left ample time to plan the trip, but I'm struggling to find the destination.
We are uni students, so the budget doesnt stretch to guided tours, even if thats what we fancied. If we end up going in the disco, its litterally the ferry, the fuel, some food and drinks, and thats it. None left for hotels etc. Hopefully I'll have got the RRC, which halves the greatest expense, fuel. Either way, we REALLY do not want a fine of hundereds or thousands of euros.
(P.S. incase you're concerned, Ive done enough greenlaning locally to know what I'm doing, and we've both done plenty of camping, so it really is just the path through the mountains we seek to pick your brains for!)
(P.P.S There will be a thread for the range rover, as it progresses for use on more of these trips, Iceland in the winter, hopefully Africa next summer, as well as being a daily driven lane muncher!)
Thanks!
So its going to take us at least 3 days to reach the mountains, as we're coming from North Wales. Which ferry we take is yet to be decided, and it doesnt really matter, we might do a loop, using the Santander ferry one way and a french ferry the other.
As for advice with the car and camping situation, we plan on tenting, since it will be June or July. Ill be sure to pack all the stuff the french have decided we must have (hi-vis, safety triangles, breathalizers, onions etc) and that the car is fine and that we have adequate spares, tools and manuals to fix any issues that may arise. Worst case our roadtrip becomes a backpacking holiday. UK insurance includes third party cover in the EU, Andora etc. We wont be cannonballing our way through France, since I'm the only driver, and Ive never driven on the wrong side of the road before, but I've also read that offroad driving isnt allowed in France, and we arent particularly interested in cheese, so we won't be stopping all the time either (except for a cheeky baguette perhaps)
Really, we'de be greatful of any advice as to where to go, where to find maps of the tracks and so on, because google maps wont take us there. We want an adventure, not a holiday. Remoteness, wilderness, challanges etc. We've left ample time to plan the trip, but I'm struggling to find the destination.
We are uni students, so the budget doesnt stretch to guided tours, even if thats what we fancied. If we end up going in the disco, its litterally the ferry, the fuel, some food and drinks, and thats it. None left for hotels etc. Hopefully I'll have got the RRC, which halves the greatest expense, fuel. Either way, we REALLY do not want a fine of hundereds or thousands of euros.
(P.S. incase you're concerned, Ive done enough greenlaning locally to know what I'm doing, and we've both done plenty of camping, so it really is just the path through the mountains we seek to pick your brains for!)
(P.P.S There will be a thread for the range rover, as it progresses for use on more of these trips, Iceland in the winter, hopefully Africa next summer, as well as being a daily driven lane muncher!)
Thanks!
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