Can’t fault that Chas, it’s a long way whichever way you look at it. If it ran east west it would be ok...
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Can’t fault that Chas, it’s a long way whichever way you look at it. If it ran east west it would be ok...
I’m guessing you mean the “Transalpina” Nick.
Again, that’s a North / South run thats even longer and further away from us!
It’s the DN67C and an asphalt mountain top route with fabulous views and worth the trip though.
It starts at Sebes at the north end, going down to Ranca in the south (nr Ramnica Valcea), the top end at Sebes is on the map below.
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It’d be great to have you both here as always, we’ll try to find something new...
The midgets rule the roost now Clive , i will probably have to send them to Disneyland or something in order to convince Grandma they will survive perfectly well without us for a couple of weeks
I don't think "something new" is necessary it's all good , maybe its familiarity but if anything on the last (third) trip the days just seemed to be too short and the trip was over too quickly . It's all Nick's fault i reckon we should have buried him in the forest when his brakes failed
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As it happened, it worked out fine but I wouldn’t have enjoyed nursing Nick's 80 up and down all those hairpins without brakes, like he did!
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completely un necessary.If only i'd have had a tow pole it might have been one of my happiest memories
Knowing how much your SatNav hates you Chas, you could try putting in Cardif. It might just get you somewhere close.
I can just imagine it now…If only i'd have had a tow pole it might have been one of my happiest memories
Sure enough Nick, but via the Transfagarasan, the journey to our place from the southern end is a good 80 miles further, all-in.
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The Trans proper is not so bad , the problem is the furthest end from Clive's or nearest as you enter Romania is pretty much country lane driving in motorway traffic with plenty of roadworks mixed in , last year anyway .
It kind of does make sense to camp near the far end and with an early start use the Trans to reach Clive's by say tea time . But its more fun in company and of course Clive then has no excuse to do the run himself .
The prior overnight stops would need a reshuffle but i don't think it would add much to to the journey time in fatigue factor .
Mind you the DN1 one at tea time would likely add to the headache .
We drive right past the turn off every year usually stopping at the garage on the corner and there's a whole heap of carved animals at some place on the opposite side (can't remember if there's a full sized plane in the garden as well) .
It kind of does make sense to camp near the far end and with an early start use the Trans to reach Clive's by say tea time . But its more fun in company and of course Clive then has no excuse to do the run himself .
The prior overnight stops would need a reshuffle but i don't think it would add much to to the journey time in fatigue factor .
Mind you the DN1 one at tea time would likely add to the headache .
We drive right past the turn off every year usually stopping at the garage on the corner and there's a whole heap of carved animals at some place on the opposite side (can't remember if there's a full sized plane in the garden as well) .
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Orange star is where we camped before. Not knowing how much of the motorway had been built. If you stayed on it as far as possible and camped near/ on the trans fag ( there seem to be a choice of campsites) you could do that both ways and leave yourself time for the 3.5 hour trip to yours. As you know it' the non motorway bit that seems to take forever.
