Die Alpen 2019 (Was Le Alps)

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

Having visited Le Mans on two excelent road trips in 2017 & 2018, it feels rather strange being at home this year. Especially seeing posts on here and social media of others doing Le Mans 2019. 

 

 

On Tues 25th June,  I depart from home with @Greenstreak-Andy D @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary & @westyjord87 joining me in the Peak District.

 

We're crossing from Hull to Zeebrugge, driving to Dusseldorf and then taking the night train to Innsbruch.

 

We've then got 3 days of Alp pass blatting planned, folowed by a drive home via the Porsche Museum in Stuggart and the Ring.

 

We'll try to update as we travel, though can't guarantee the tale to be told as well as those on the recent Switzerland trip!

 

Other than Dave's car still completing winter upgrades and Jordan's got no front discs, we're ready! 

 

 

[neptune]

As i missed the recent alps trip i'm planning another for sept 2020. I'm really interested in the night train route.

 

Looking forward to watching your journey unfold

[Onliest Smeg David]

36 minutes ago, neptune said:

As i missed the recent alps trip i'm planning another for sept 2020. I'm really interested in the night train route.

 

Looking forward to watching your journey unfold

Alps is on my Westie to do list too!

[Greenstreak-Andy D]

@IanK (Bagpuss), but you haven’t mentioned your little upgrade on those Ahem, in need of lube TB’s!

Will miss seeing Le Mans this year, but excited about our next adventure!

Andy

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

5 minutes ago, Greenstreak-Andy D said:

@IanK (Bagpuss), but you haven’t mentioned your little upgrade on those Ahem, in need of lube TB’s!

Will miss seeing Le Mans this year, but excited about our next adventure!

Andy

 

We'll they're partly a downgrade, but hopefully an upgrade!

[Gary Taylor]

4 hours ago, IanK (Bagpuss) said:

Having visited Le Mans on two excelent road trips in 2017 & 2018, it feels rather strange being at home this year. Especially seeing posts on here and social media of others doing Le Mans 2019. 

 

 

On Tues 25th June,  I depart from home with @Greenstreak-Andy D @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary & @westyjord87 joining me in the Peak District.

 

We're crossing from Hull to Zeebrugge, driving to Dusseldorf and then taking the night train to Innsbruch.

 

We've then got 3 days of Alp pass blatting planned, folowed by a drive home via the Porsche Museum in Stuggart and the Ring.

 

We'll try to update as we travel, though can't guarantee the tale to be told as well as those on the recent Switzerland trip!

 

Other than Dave's car still completing winter upgrades and Jordan's got no front discs, we're ready! 

 

 

Have a great trip

Jordan really will need those discs lol

if you get a chance the splugen pass followed by the San Bernardino pass then the chiara and up to the oberalp pass are a good day not forgetting the restauranti ospiziso ( only takes euros) at the top of the San Bernardino 

there are plenty of filling stations some unmanned that take card payments 24 hrs

depending on when you go they have road signs in plenty of time telling you the passes name and whether it is open or closed

enjoy

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

14 minutes ago, Gary Taylor - Scotland AO said:

Have a great trip

Jordan really will need those discs lol

if you get a chance the splugen pass followed by the San Bernardino pass then the chiara and up to the oberalp pass are a good day not forgetting the restauranti ospiziso ( only takes euros) at the top of the San Bernardino 

there are plenty of filling stations some unmanned that take card payments 24 hrs

depending on when you go they have road signs in plenty of time telling you the passes name and whether it is open or closed

enjoy

Thanks @Gary Taylor - Scotland AO We've got a great hotel recommended by a german biker colleague. They specialise in hosting bikes wanting to ride passes, and even program your sat nav with routes to suit your desired riding/driving requirements. 

 

The passes you recommend are a good 3 hours drive from our base in Nauders, Austria. If we get bored of the Austria and Italy ones, we can always pop over.

 

Just need some dry weather to get there and back in, given I'm the only non 'screen queen' on our trip!

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

  Glen and I will be watching avidly and are excited for you all. We too have loved all the posts of the Swiss trip, they make for a great magazine too.

[Kingster]

Tsk tsk ... L’Alps 😁

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

@IanK (Bagpuss) are you taking the westy around the ring or just going for a butchers? Ime going end of July so would appreciate any info if you have a go 👍

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

31 minutes ago, marcusb said:

@IanK (Bagpuss) are you taking the westy around the ring or just going for a butchers? Ime going end of July so would appreciate any info if you have a go 👍

Nah- it's just a way point on the long drag home. May take a ride in the ring taxi, though 😎

[bioman]

Will be looking out for your write ups. 

I'm off on a solo in August. 
Hull to Rotterdam - Dusseldorf - Innsbruck (on Train) -Lake Como - Little St Bernards Pass (The Italian Job Intro) - Monaco - Massa (not set in stone yet)- Florence - Lake Garda- Bolzano - Innsbruck - Dusseldorf (train again) - Rotterdam Hull and home . Hope we have as much fun as you all did. Hop to put some video up and a day to day blog.

A few mountain passes and some nice scenic route. will post updates if possible.

Have a great trip.

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

21 minutes ago, bioman said:

Will be looking out for your write ups. 

I'm off on a solo in August. 
Hull to Rotterdam - Dusseldorf - Innsbruck (on Train) -Lake Como - Little St Bernards Pass (The Italian Job Intro) - Monaco - Massa (not set in stone yet)- Florence - Lake Garda- Bolzano - Innsbruck - Dusseldorf (train again) - Rotterdam Hull and home . Hope we have as much fun as you all did. Hop to put some video up and a day to day blog.

A few mountain passes and some nice scenic route. will post updates if possible.

Have a great trip.

 

Excelent, we'll try to leave the place tidy for you 

[LukeW]

On 14/06/2019 at 14:09, IanK (Bagpuss) said:

Just need some dry weather to get there and back in, given I'm the only non 'screen queen' on our trip!

Who needs em!  have a great trip!

Fingers crossed for dryer weather than we had on the drive to Portsmouth last Thursday 

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

It's tripmass eve, so all our cars are cleaned, fueled and raring to go in the moring. @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary and I did some good shakedown miles in the Peaks yesterday.

 

 Looks like we're going to get mildly moist on our way to hull in the morning, followed by death by sunshine! time to pack my bag.

 

 

 

Nite, nite.

 

Ian