FNRttC The Tour 2017

[jiberjaber]

Potentially in subject to other commitments...

 

[StuAff]

Ghent Jazz festival is on between 6 - 15 July and having been there a couple of years ago with @hopless500 i am certainly going to drag @Fab Foodie back to enjoy some of it after we leave you in Maastricht.

Belgian jazz? Nice....

 

[mmmmartin]

Potentially in

Great, @jiberjaber - it might be an ideal wind-down before LEL

 

[Moodyman]

Good news. Leave booked last month and it's a good job I had the foresight to book Monday (10/07). An early morning arrival in Harwich means I can get oop North by late afternoon.

I was a little concerned about getting to Dover for noon on Saturday, however, on checking National Rail it seems this should be doable although, a 2pm ferry will allow more breathing space.

A Saturday departure works better for me as it means that I don't need take Friday off to get to the South coast. Think I'll cancel the leave for Friday 30/06, but before I do, can I ask if these dates are now set?

 

[Hill Wimp]

So do I as @Fab Foodie and I will join you all between Bruges and Maastricht then return to Ghent to see Herbie Hancock on the 7th at the Ghent Jazz Festival.

Leave and tickets booked.

 

[mmmmartin]

can I ask if these dates are now set?

YES THEY ARE
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[Moodyman]

YES THEY ARE
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No need to shout.

 

[mmmmartin]

An early morning arrival in Harwich means I can get oop North by late afternoon. ......I was a little concerned about getting to Dover for noon on Saturday, however, on checking National Rail it seems this should be doable although, a 2pm ferry will allow more breathing space.......A Saturday departure works better for me as it means that I don't need take Friday off to get to the South coast.

To the untrained eye, it might almost seem that this had all been carefully planned.

 

[StuAff]

Thinking of plan C for the Saturday- ride to the Hook direct from Eindhoven. I don't want to take the Monday off work if I can help it, would rather keep the odd day for a quiet night out. OK, a loud one..

(Gently drums keyboard waiting to book the single rooms)...

 

[StuAff]

Hotel bookings made, all on refundable terms should there be any last minute changes. Be warned that central Maastricht is ££££ for hotel pricing, I'm five miles south and saving a lot of money.

 

[velovoice]

Hotel bookings made, all on refundable terms should there be any last minute changes. Be warned that central Maastricht is ££££ for hotel pricing, I'm five miles south and saving a lot of money.

Exactly what I found. I could find it slightly regrettable that the two-night stop happens to be in Maastricht.

 

[mmmmartin]

Booking.com seems to have some reasonable places. I'm a vrienden op de fiets man, myself.

 

[StuAff]

Booking.com seems to have some reasonable places. I'm a vrienden op de fiets man, myself.

I used Booking.com for most of my bookings. https://www.bedandbreakfast.nl/ seems to have some reasonable places too. But they're all outside Maastricht. Seriously, there's nothing cheap(ish) there at all, lowest price I could get for two nights was £200+.....

 

[mmmmartin]

It's a choice between a day off or no day off.
No day off is a cheaper trip, but a shorter trip and there's no day off, we'd have one night in Maastricht and press on thus crossing on the Saturday night.
We could have a day off earlier, in Leuven, but it's nowhere near as nice as Maaastricht.
Fridays Central could easily be moved from the town cente out to nearer the cheaper hotels.
Thoughts?

 

[StuAff]

I thought Leuven was lovely, opinions vary (as always). I'll be going for the Saturday crossing either way...on which point, group ferry bookings again?
I'd say stick with a central spot for FC, as the cheaper options are all over the shop.