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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: SIR Philbutt on 24 August 2015, 23:33:04

Title: European Tour
Post by: SIR Philbutt on 24 August 2015, 23:33:04
This years tour of Europe in the MIG took in Gassin (near St Tropez), La Rochelle, Caen, Bayeux, the Normandy beaches, museums, monuments and cemeteries, over 27 days

From the computer
2555 miles
26 Mpg average
Just over 65 hours of driving
47 MPH average

And the only problem was the throttle position error which I set off with

Not bad for a 12 yr old car

A few pics

Bayeux outside the British war museum/cemetery
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/715/20667178829_e0519b9fd3_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/xuhGet)IMG_0809 (https://flic.kr/p/xuhGet) by Phil Butterworth (https://www.flickr.com/photos/81380452@N07/), on Flickr

Car park at the American cemetery, shiny shiny
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5644/20827643296_6e4492d9aa_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/xJt7Jd)IMG_0803 (https://flic.kr/p/xJt7Jd) by Phil Butterworth (https://www.flickr.com/photos/81380452@N07/), on Flickr

Spotted a couple of MIG's whilst on tour

A Brit in the beach car park, didn't see the driver
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5818/20232945543_d70fa95d8a_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/wPV8NF)IMG_0742 (https://flic.kr/p/wPV8NF) by Phil Butterworth (https://www.flickr.com/photos/81380452@N07/), on Flickr

and a french one in the supermarket car park, just happened to park next to it as well
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/730/20665936188_6d1a6800c8_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/xubjQC)IMG_0766 (https://flic.kr/p/xubjQC) by Phil Butterworth (https://www.flickr.com/photos/81380452@N07/), on Flickr

Oh and saw this outside the posh hotel in St Tropez, very Nice  8), Saudi reg
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5657/20861094191_fd4a5a149b_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/xMqyvM)IMG_0779 (https://flic.kr/p/xMqyvM) by Phil Butterworth (https://www.flickr.com/photos/81380452@N07/), on Flickr 
Title: Re: European Tour
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 24 August 2015, 23:49:55
Looks like a great holiday!  :y :y :y
Title: Re: European Tour
Post by: mka306 on 25 August 2015, 00:40:49
Nice to hear it was a trouble free trip, lovely pics.
Title: Re: European Tour
Post by: Varche on 25 August 2015, 08:28:10
Excellent. I hope you recruited some of the Omega drivers (and the Saudi fellow) to the forum.

European Tour?  Did you leave France.. ???
Title: Re: European Tour
Post by: tunnie on 25 August 2015, 09:37:07
Looking good  :y

I do love a good road trip, these old barges really can hack them even at this age.  :)
Title: Re: European Tour
Post by: TheBoy on 25 August 2015, 18:41:16
Bayeux outside the British war museum/cemetery
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/715/20667178829_e0519b9fd3_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/xuhGet)IMG_0809 (https://flic.kr/p/xuhGet) by Phil Butterworth (https://www.flickr.com/photos/81380452@N07/), on Flickr
Museum behind you on other side of road to your car, cemetery behind you, over the main road?

(I vaguely remember walking down that road during the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, only it looks so much different when its not as busy ;D)
Title: Re: European Tour
Post by: SIR Philbutt on 25 August 2015, 19:26:32
Looks like a great holiday!  :y :y :y

It was ta  :y

Nice to hear it was a trouble free trip, lovely pics.

Ta  :y

Excellent. I hope you recruited some of the Omega drivers (and the Saudi fellow) to the forum.

European Tour?  Did you leave France.. ???

Didn't see any drivers, would have though.
Left UK, toured France, returned to UK went to Portsmouth (Victory, Mary Rose, etc), Winchester, Stonehenge then home so yes a European Tour (technically  :-X )

Looking good  :y

I do love a good road trip, these old barges really can hack them even at this age.  :)

Ta  :y, so do I  :D, 5th time in this one, 3 times in the previous one and currently planning next years  ::)

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Museum behind you on other side of road to your car, cemetery behind you, over the main road?

(I vaguely remember walking down that road during the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, only it looks so much different when its not as busy ;D)

Correct a mundo  :y 8)