Doc wants to add Spain to his Doc does trip reports
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If the ferry times give you all day at sea then yes. The best times I've had were on all afternoon, night and off about 12 next day. The worst were leave about 9pm and arrive about 6pm, not long on board before the bars close and all day on board before a late start in Spain.
Don't know the current times but if all day on board, cabin with a view. I get bored wandering around the deck or drinking coffee.
Not sure the times make much difference as it takes about 22 hours regardless.
But departures are late afternoon and arrive early afternoon.
The main benefit for most of having a window is that it’s less claustrophobic and possibly quieter as some inside cabins have more engine rumble .
Still the same number of hours on board but I'd rather have a couple of pints, dinner, crap magician etc then bed, breakfast and off. With a later departure I'd eat in town, pint, bed, then have a long day with not much to do. And I'd rather arrive midday than 6pm.
But what has that got to do with Doc asking if an outside cabin is better ?
There’s only a couple of ferries a week from Plymouth and you can’t choose when to sail
I haven't checked their timetable but if the hours are different on different days, an outside cabin would be better (for me) on later departures. With an early departure I'm not bothered, inside is fine.But what has that got to do with Doc asking if an outside cabin is better ?
There’s only a couple of ferries a week from Plymouth and you can’t choose when to sail
So for me, an outside isn't always better/needed.
Get a Commodore cabin . If you (or Jayne )can splash £32k on an Indian , an extra couple of hundred quid is worth it …..
Much airier with huge window , balcony and lounger area .
Like a proper cruise ship
Standby for the usual fuck that , I is not paying that
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Or do a Rick
Start the holiday in the worst possible way
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fuck that
Its a bed
double inside for one and 4 berth inside if sharing with one other
By the time ive had a dinner and 4 pints I dont give a toss that its like a small prison cell
Plus inside cabin will not have all that space needed for all the toys that the Boss does bring along
And extra space always welcome.
Our lasses bloody makeup mirror.
Thats why i look like a tramp.Plus inside cabin will not have all that space needed for all the toys that the Boss does bring along
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Duuno where all these people get supper starting at eight pm, must in tpourist traps and is reality it's after nine! But fear not, all you have to do is stop in small towns and eat tapas, including giant door-step sandwiches, bocadillos, pretty much whenever you like and maybe mixed fry ups, plato combados, in may cafe¡terries or truck stops which to judge from your trip photos would suit you down to a T4pm to 5pm for tea. 8 is bloody supper time.
Deffo, Executives have there tea at eight and i aint one.Duuno where all these people get supper starting at eight pm, must in tpourist traps and is reality it's after nine! But fear not, all you have to do is stop in small towns and eat tapas, including giant door-step sandwiches, bocadillos, pretty much whenever you like and maybe mixed fry ups, plato combados, in may cafe¡terries or truck stops which to judge from your trip photos would suit you down to a T
Chris, I've lived in Spain since 1997 and been around just about everywhere so much so that my Spanish mates joke that I know their country better than they do to which I reply that it's vice versa!
Years ago I wrote a blog to get people up and going, still more or less in date and useful for some orientation, the idea was to encourage pipe to make their own trips rather than follow the beaten tracks of other ... https://thespanishbiker.wordpress.com
Years ago I wrote a blog to get people up and going, still more or less in date and useful for some orientation, the idea was to encourage pipe to make their own trips rather than follow the beaten tracks of other ... https://thespanishbiker.wordpress.com
Interesting to read through this thread so many recommendations for the same places - all totally on the beaten track ...
A few small towns / large villages that you might say that only the Spanish know about but well within the range and more or less on a round trip gig anti-clockwise from Santander: Comillas, Cervera de Pisuerga, Brihuega, Albarracín, Tarragona/Salou*, Tremp (where I live so you can buy me a beer!) and finally Isaba (Izaba in Basque) from where at a stretch you could get back to Santander but O'd prefer to stop half-way in territory that I really don't know. Looking at it there are loads of great little coastal towns but I fancy trying Guernica for its historical interest.
* Tarragona is a city , think Yoork overlooking the Med with sen lovely beaches and lots of street life. Almost next door is Salou which is another Benidorm ...
A few small towns / large villages that you might say that only the Spanish know about but well within the range and more or less on a round trip gig anti-clockwise from Santander: Comillas, Cervera de Pisuerga, Brihuega, Albarracín, Tarragona/Salou*, Tremp (where I live so you can buy me a beer!) and finally Isaba (Izaba in Basque) from where at a stretch you could get back to Santander but O'd prefer to stop half-way in territory that I really don't know. Looking at it there are loads of great little coastal towns but I fancy trying Guernica for its historical interest.
* Tarragona is a city , think Yoork overlooking the Med with sen lovely beaches and lots of street life. Almost next door is Salou which is another Benidorm ...
Further to the above. Just along the coast from Salou is Cambrils. Lots of restaurants, bars and no kiss me quick hats. A really nice town, well worth a stop if you're in the area.
I generally choose the cheapest cabin available when just booking for me. I am on the Plymouth route in May/June next year. On board at 1545 and off at 1300 the following day. Apart from when using the bog or shower, I'm only likely to be in the cabin from midnight to 7am and mostly asleep. Similar times (1600 & 1115) on the way back.
If I was sharing a cabin, I would not want to be using a top bunk but an inside 4 berth would suffice for 2 people unless you can't manage without spooning all night.
If I was sharing a cabin, I would not want to be using a top bunk but an inside 4 berth would suffice for 2 people unless you can't manage without spooning all night.
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