Now listen up girls.............
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Here is the initial route info. It is subject to variation if we decide to detour:
Total distance from
LeHavre to
Clermont-Ferrand by my slightly scenic route is
357 miles. This will take about 10 hours were we to do it in one hit but, as this is meant to be fun, I am planning a stopover after about 5 to 6 hours.
This assumes an
0900 departure from Le Havre, then 3 or so hours of riding
(allowing for fuel, coffee and 'comfort' stops), then lunch of at least an hour with a further 2 or so hours in the afternoon of the first day.
Day 2 will see us have a lesiurely breakfast on the hotel terrace in the warm morning sun
followed by a good 5 hours further riding
(again, stopping when needed) before arriving at our destination which is an enchanting hotel about 5 miles outside of
Clermont-Ferrand. Read about it
here. You should allow about
£30 for fuel (this is a one-way cost).
The hotel has availability for Wednesday and Thursday and we would start the return on Friday 21st using a different route and aiming for one further night's stopever. The hotel is very biker friendly and has secure parking. There are also special tarriffs for biker groups such as ours but I would need to call them and discuss this. For the moment, there is availability for one room with four beds and for one room with 2 beds - both with bathrooms ensuite.
The
total price
per person for
both nights and
including breakfast is about
£80 but I suspect that there is a better deal to be done. I will keep you informed.
I will try and put all this in MapSource but, should anyone feel brave enough, here is the proposed route:
Departure: Le Havre, centre
1 Leave Le Havre
2 Continue along: N15 / D6015 / E05
3 Pass Harfleur
4 Continue along: D982
5 At Gonfreville-l'Orcher, Continue straight on
6 At the roundabout, take the 1st exit Continue along: D982
7 Turn left: Route du Hamelet
8 Turn right: Route d'Oudalle
9 Take Vieille Route
10 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit Continue along: D81
11 At Lillebonne, Turn right: D173 / Avenue du Maréchal Leclerc
12 Continue straight on
13 At the roundabout, take the 4th exit Continue along: D982
14 Continue along: D484
15 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit Continue along: D982
16 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit Continue along: D37
17 Turn left: D37A
18 Continue along: D490
19 Take D913
20 Pass Le Landin
21 Take D313
22 At Bourgtheroulde-Infreville, Continue straight on
23 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit Continue along: D313
24 Pass Saint-Ouen-du-Tilleul
25 Take D913
26 At Elbeuf, Turn right: N238 / Rue de la République
27 Take D913
28 At Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf, Continue straight on
29 At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit Continue along: D913 / Rue de la République
30 Pass Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf
31 Continue along: D313
32 Pass Louviers
33 Take D6155
34 Pass Le Hamelet
35 Take D164
36 Take D836
37 At Pacy-sur-Eure, At the roundabout, take the 1st exit Continue along: D141 / Rue Edouard Isambard
38 Continue straight on
39 At the roundabout, take the 1st exit Continue along: D836
40 Pass Bueil
41 Continue along: D62
42 Take D16
43 Pass La Chaussée-d'Ivry
44 Continue along: D933
45 Continue straight on
46 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit Continue along: D928
47 At Anet, Continue straight on
48 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit Continue along: D928
49 Continue straight on
50 At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit Continue along: N154
51 At Chartres, Continue straight on
52 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit Continue along: N154
53 At Artenay, Turn right: N20
54 At Saran, Continue straight on
55 At Fleury-les-Aubrais, At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit Continue along: N20
56 Continue straight on
57 At the roundabout, take the 1st exit Continue along: N20
58 At Lamotte-Beuvron, Continue straight on
59 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit Continue along: N20
60 At the roundabout, take the 4th exit Continue along: D944
61 Continue along: N76
62 Continue straight on
63 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit Continue along: N76 / Route d'Orléans
64 Continue straight on
65 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit Continue along: Route d'Orléans
66Pass Bourges
67 Take N144
68 Continue along: D2144
69 At the roundabout, take the 1st exit Continue along: D446
70 At Riom, Continue straight on
71 At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit Continue along: D446
72 At the roundabout, take the 1st exit Continue along: D986
73 Turn left: D943
74 Turn right: D90
75 Pass Ternant
76 Take D559
77 Turn right: D90
78 Pass Orcines
79 Arrive in La Baraque
Destination: Orcines, 59 Route de la Baraque
. And I am sure that the others will welcome you aboard as a fellow brother.........take my word for it. 
But if you do need to pay at booking, can you give us your PayPal address so that we can send you the payment tout de suite. If we mark the payment as a personal gift, there will be no charges. 
............these women I love 'em they are so understanding of a man's needs........ bless 'em.
will continue tomorrow.........unless some other brave soul has undertaken this task?
