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fxr
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That's not a narrow road - wait until you drive in Cornwall!
We've just done two weeks in a hired van (Fiat Ducato) which was over seven foot wide. The roads were often the very same width, with banks or hedges on either side going up eight foot or more. Just the occasional passing place, and for half the time the cloud base was at 0ft. So very poor visibility as well...
Great fun!
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Corwyn 
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dobryan
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Corwyn
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| Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2024 10:07 am Post subject: Re: Ireland |
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I scheduled a 28 April surrender of my baby to Seabridge in Baltimore, for shipment to Antwerp.
Per Seabridge: "A motorhome/camper can be shipped incl. camping equipment and clothes, but it must look apparently empty. That means everything has to be neatly stowed in closets and storage areas." So load planning is critical.
I have no plans after receiving the van in Europe (which way to go) but will be over there for 3-6 months, so time is not critical. One or two nights in a B&B will be likely while I get my feet on the ground (gasoline, propane, water, food).
I have already paid for tickets to the T3 Bus Meet in England (https://t3busmeet.com/) and hope to attend the Balkan Bus Meet in Romania.
Looking forward to a new adventure!
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GoEverywhere
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| Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2024 10:17 am Post subject: Re: Ireland |
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Rick Steves is making me consider Iceland, but it's pricey (you only live once).
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Do Iceland. Seriously. I've been literally all over the world and Iceland is one of the few places I've gone back to multiple times. Its a whole different world there, and its pure magic. Yeah, its expensive, but not massively. Its worth it. |
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dhaavers
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| Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2024 11:30 am Post subject: Re: Ireland |
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Rick Steves is making me consider Iceland, but it's pricey (you only live once).
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Do Iceland. Seriously. I've been literally all over the world and Iceland is one of the few places I've gone back to multiple times. It’s a whole different world there, and its pure magic. Yeah, it’s expensive, but not massively. It’s worth it. |
Iceland is cool… 
Seriously though, it’s also on my go-again list, but I’m just a Scandinavian American
living in a temperate zone, always longing for good (i.e. cold, snowy) weather…
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Schuylersister
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| This is so cool! Happy for you Sam. Please keep us posted on your travels so we can plan share your joy and plan our own great European Vanagon adventure. |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2025 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: Ireland |
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If you get to Pool in April you can watch them be crowned EPL champions
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Corwyn
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| Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2025 7:53 pm Post subject: Re: Ireland |
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| If you get to Pool in April you can watch them be crowned EPL champions |
Not gonna happen - shipping late April/early May.
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ThinkingD
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2025 1:19 am Post subject: Re: Ireland |
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Iceland is well worth the cost and time, we did Iceland 7 years ago in a rental camper van, it was amazing, Careful on the single lane bridges but otherwise very straight forward and the scenery is jaw dropping. Drive the ring road and let it happen.
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dobryan
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Schuylersister
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2025 10:18 am Post subject: Re: Ireland |
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Sam
How are you getting to Antwerp? Will you fly, be on the ship or ? |
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Corwyn
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 2:54 pm Post subject: Re: Ireland |
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The adventure begins: following a two-week drive from Washington to Maryland, I surrendered my van at the Port of Baltimore. The ship leaves 20 May and arrives in Amsterdam on or about 5 June. Three weeks without my baby!
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fxr
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 4:25 pm Post subject: Re: Ireland |
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So looking forward to your trip reports. 
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fxr
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 5:18 pm Post subject: Re: Ireland |
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I'll try to remember to look at Facebook - I normally avoid it. We hope to be travelling in Scotland sometime this September/October in our recently purchased UK van (not a T25 but a 30-year-old Peugeot). If you're still over that side of the pond we might meet up yet again!
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Corwyn
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It would be great to see you both. The only reason I have a Facebook page is my daughters are posting pictures of my grandchildren.
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2025 12:55 pm Post subject: Re: Ireland |
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Turned in the van last week and it on its way! I'll fly into Amsterdam, bus or train to Antwerp and hotel through the weekend (9th is a holiday, so I'll be picking it up on the 10th. So far, so good!
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