| EUROTRIP 2001 ITINERARY (Courtesy of Moz) |
| DATE |
DEPART |
ARRIVE |
CAMPSITE |
MILES |
WEATHER |
COMMENTS |
| 6-Jul |
LIMERICK (IRL) |
CORK (IRL) |
FERRY |
100 |
Good |
Drunk far too much on the ferry, saw a great magic show. Vinny smoked 80 fags. Deadly buzz, deadly buzz. |
| 7-Jul |
ROSCOFF (F) |
LA ROCHELLE (F) |
Camping du Soleil |
360 |
Cloudy |
Seriously hung over, took a while to master riding on the right. Paddy hit warp 4. Nice town, La Rochelle. |
| 8-Jul |
LA ROCHELLE (F) |
BIDART (F) |
La Pavilion Royale |
260 |
Good |
Johno was a bit iffy. Tried to lose Hackett, no joy. Private beach, sand nob drawings, beer hard to find. Paddy ate the contents of the ocean. |
| 9-Jul |
BIDART (F) |
MENDEGORRIA (E) |
El Molino |
160 |
Good |
Crossed the Pyrenees :¬)) best roads EVER. Shit hole camp sitecomplete with ignorant fuckers, £8 for frozen Pizza, |
| 10-Jul |
MENDEGORRIA (E) |
OLORON-ST-MARIE (F) |
Le Stade |
170 |
Good |
Bull run Pamplona, Hackett's phone nicked, crossed Pyrenees :¬)) Africa twin guy cooked us food in camp site. Gift. |
| 11-Jul |
OLORON-ST-MARIE (F) |
ANDORRA LA VELLA (AND) |
Santa Crue |
260 |
Good |
Hackett bit the dirt, Paddy boiled over in Foix, Best steak EVER, went into the sky toget to Andorra, Paddy ate snails. |
| 12-Jul |
Rest |
Rest |
Santa Crue |
0 |
Good |
Hackett bashed his bars, Johno bought a new tyre, I bought new kit, Vinny bought fags, Paddy ate a wabbit |
| 13-Jul |
ANDORRA LA VELLA (AND) |
BEZIERS (F) |
Emerald |
230 |
Pissed Down |
Vinny left the group, French nob with whistle, Paddy queued for three hours for Pizza. Johno's stuff was swimmin. |
| 14-Jul |
BEZIERS (F) |
MONTPELLIER (F) |
Hotel IBIS |
140 |
Pissed Down |
Rode to Montpellier in torrential rain, Stayed in Hotel, couldn't find front. Johno said 'Bon Jour' a lot, Great fireworks display, Hackett got pissed off and tried to demolish helmet on step, Paddy ate sea insects. |
| 15-Jul |
MONTPELLIER (F) |
ANTIBES (F) |
? |
250 |
Good |
Johno's bike a bit dodgy starting, Lunch in Aix, Traffic mad in Nice, Paddy's count of wing mirrors in Givi's increased. |
| 16-Jul |
ANTIBES (F) |
RAPALLO (I) |
Camping Rapallo |
150 |
Good |
Rode around Monte Carlo race route, lads fucked off to Italy, Mad riders, Scooter creamed on road. Toll roads (free) |
| 17-Jul |
Rest |
Rest |
Camping Rapallo |
0 |
Cloudy |
Used hole in ground for shite, Paddy bought a new tent, 3 course Chinese meal for £8, Paddy very happy. |
| 18-Jul |
RAPALLO (I) |
PISA (I) |
Camping St. Michael |
140 |
Cloudy / Rain |
Exchanged tent for brekkie, Johno got puncture and then new tyre, went to see leaning tower, me and Hackett got soaked in shower, Paddy looked for new tent. |
| 19-Jul |
PISA (I) |
LENNO (I) |
Camping La Vedo |
220 |
Good |
Dropped triple on Audi (nob), no damage, Eoin joined group, Lake Como, nice meal. |
| 20-Jul |
LENNO (I) |
LINDAU (D) |
? |
200 |
Good |
Crossed Alps, Lake Konstance, Barbecue and beer and OoomPah band, Eoin Puked, Explosions, more puke followed by explosions, and snoring….. And some more puke. |
| 21-Jul |
LINDAU (D) |
TITISEE AL SEE (D) |
? |
150 |
Good |
Paddy played chicken with Audi, Johno did Dougie Lampkin impression, I did stoppie, had a chat with some German bloke on guzzi. |
| 22-Jul |
TITISEE AL SEE (D) |
ECHTERMACH (LUX) |
Camping Du Lac |
270 |
Humid / Showers |
Long day, very humid, lost Eoin, Hail storm in Metz, Passed 35 camp sites and 18 cash machines, someone threw a tantrum because of lack of positive input. Paddy hungry. |
| 23-Jul |
ECHTERMACH (LUX) |
AMSTERDAM (NL) |
Globe Hotel |
250 |
What Weather ? |
Met Eoin in Belgium, Autoroute to the Dam, found hostel in Red Light, went to a show (not cats). |
| 24-Jul |
Rest |
Rest |
Globe Hotel |
0 |
What Weather ? |
Johno bought new chain.Visited museums, and other establishments. "What the fuck is that man ?" Paddy ate Bucket of onion rings. Things became fuzzy. |
| 25-Jul |
AMSTERDAM (NL) |
PEMBROKE (UK) |
FERRY |
580 |
Good |
Bought some wet gear in the Dam, went on the Chunnel, Hackett ran out of petrol, Eoin stayed in Calais, Johno stayed in London. |
| 26-Jul |
ROSSLARE (IRL) |
LIMERICK (IRL) |
|
120 |
Good |
Paddy left group to head for Laois, he was hungry, Hackett left group in Clonmel, I continued on alone to complete journey. |