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20/7/2019 at 5:45pm
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Yes! Just go and enjoy the trip - two drivers, a long drive, but split is only four hours each! Meals can be as quick as you like. If we're planning on a marathon drive we take things which can be eaten in the car without needing a long stop. That way loo stops and fuel stops can be done in one, and eating and drinking done whilst on the move. I generally make a large quiche, and some boxes of salad, a box of mixed nuts and cranberries, and some fruit - but you'll know what your family prefer to eat and what works best for you.
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20/7/2019 at 9:51pm
Location: Perigord Noir
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Assuming you're following the Michelin recommended route - Le Mans / Tours / Poitiers / Bordeaux then you should manage it fairly comfortably as it's motorway nearly all the way.
It usually takes me 7 and a half hours from Caen to our house in the Dordogne - 50 miles less but includes an 80 mile cross country stretch which takes a couple of hours.
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21/7/2019 at 9:33am
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Hi, we recently did Roscoff to Biscarose, but with stops, however as we were towing cant see a problem and it is a journey I would be comfortable with.
As said if you are using toll routes then straightforward and similarly would think possibly OK if you used the N10 route via Angouleme which is the route we used coming back.
As mentioned Bordeaux was very busy we left Camping La Rive at 8am so not the bets time I suspect as it was quieter on the way down but that was a Sunday so no trucks.
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21/7/2019 at 2:36pm
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N10 is a good road and saves on the tolls. Used it last year on way back from St Emillion, joined A10 just before Poitiers.
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22/7/2019 at 11:33am
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Coming home we're planning to leave about 10am and crossing is at 11pm from Caen, so again plenty of time and just crash on the ferry.
You're likely to have a few hours to kill and the port at Ouistreham is as dull as they come.
You could have a drive west along the landing beaches - or if not a Sunday - call at Mondeville 2 shopping centre just off the Caen ring road - handy if you want food for on the boat or stuff to bring back.
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22/7/2019 at 2:26pm
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Quote: Originally posted by longcol on 22/7/2019
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Coming home we're planning to leave about 10am and crossing is at 11pm from Caen, so again plenty of time and just crash on the ferry.
You're likely to have a few hours to kill and the port at Ouistreham is as dull as they come.
You could have a drive west along the landing beaches - or if not a Sunday - call at Mondeville 2 shopping centre just off the Caen ring road - handy if you want food for on the boat or stuff to bring back.
Agree that Mondeville is a good stop off - ginormous Carrefour if you want to buy wine!
But if you ve got a few hours to kill and no trailer to worry about, Caen itself is worth a visit - interesting chateau and medieval quarter.
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28/7/2019 at 10:35pm
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We spent several hours in Caen last year. The castle was great - no toilets though!
We also had a trailer on our car and we just parked it in a residential street and walked into town. We did use locks on the trailer- normal size with an abs lid.
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