Camp to Camp
I have to ctually get from the UK Base Camp to the EU base Camp before certain tours can even start e.g. Italy. Although both the Nordic and Central Tours have been designed to facilitate such a transfer of location (in either direction), two further routes which are less demanding have been prepared. I also have the option of just putting the bike on a train, or joining up one tour to another...everything has a degree of flexibility built in to it.
FRENCH COAST (UK to EU):
•England to Le Havre by boat...
... Le Havre to Le Mans = 130
... to La Rochelle (via Nantes) = 200
... to Bordeaux = 115
... to Toulouse = 155
... to Base Camp EU = 80
TOTAL = 680
GERMANIA (EU to UK):
Base Camp EU to Albi = 130
... to Limoges (via Cordes-sur-Ciel & Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val) = 180
... to Versailles (via Vierzon) = 240
... to Dijon (via Auxerre) = 200
... to Zurich (via Basel) = 210
... to Munich = 200
... to Frankfurt (via Nuremberg) = 245
... to Luxembourg City = 145
... to Reims (via Metz & Lorraine Park) = 165
... to Calais = 170
TOTAL = 1885
I suppose the only outstanding task now would be to price up train & boat fares and gain a better understanding of any tolls I am likely to face. Other than that, I think I pretty much have all the information I need to make a start of this...knowing it is affordable - even though I'll be completely broke at the end!
TOTALS
FRENCH COAST (UK to EU)
•Miles = 680
•Fuel = £68
•5hr Days = 2.7
•50mph Hours = 13.6
•500 Mile Days = 1.36
•Friends = 0
•Accommodation @ 4 x £30 = £120
•Food @ 6 x £15 = £90
•Stops = 6
•Destinations = 5
•Tour Duration Days = 6
TOTAL = £278
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OTHER EXPENSES:
•Tolls = Unknown
•Congestion Charges = Unknown
•Train & Boat = Unknown
•Parking = Unknown
•Repairs = Accounted for
•Mobile = Accounted for
•Attraction Fees...
-Destinations @5 / 2 = 2.5 x £20 = £50
•Movies @2 per month = 1 x £15 = £15
•Meals @1 per week = 1 x £20 = £20
TOTAL = >£85
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GRAND TOTAL = >£363
GERMANIA (EU to UK)
•Miles = 1885
•Fuel = £188.5
•5hr Days = 7.55
•50mph Hours = 37.7
•500 Mile Days = 3.77
•Friends = 0
•Accommodation @ 9 x £30 = £270
•Food @ 9 x £15 = £135
•Stops = 7
•Destinations = 9
•Tour Duration Days = 9
TOTAL = £593.5
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OTHER EXPENSES:
•Tolls = Unknown
•Congestion Charges = Unknown
•Train & Boat = Unknown
•Parking = Unknown
•Repairs = Accounted for
•Mobile = Accounted for
•Attraction Fees...
-Destinations @9 / 2 = 4.5 x £20 = £90
•Movies @2 per month = 1 x £15 = £15
•Meals @1 per week = 1 x £20 = £20
TOTAL = >£125
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GRAND TOTAL = >£718.5