I am the Route Master! ;) Ok, given theres no point us going anywhere if we dont have time to stop and look around, let alone all pile off the coach, cache and pile on again, Ive come up with the following based on a 60mph cruising speed. It doesnt save us much distance/travel time for the return leg, but it cuts two stops, keeps Austria/Liech/Swiz and guarantees both GC40 (Belgium) and Luxembourg by including them in the in-bound leg rather than the return, where they might have been skipped due to time pressure. This southern route in-bound saves some miles but little time, due to swapping Maastricht and Eliz Castle for GC40 and Lux. The sacrifices are a cache in the Netherlands for your map and the oldest cache in Germany - sorry. On the other hand, it makes the return quicker by something like 2hrs, meaning wed get back to MK around 1am (sorry) rather than a stupid 3am - and thats based on a 7am start from Munich to come back rather than 8am! We still get 8/9 countries, a touristy thing (briefly) and a cache from March 2001, which I know people were keen to grab, along with the oldest cache in Europe and lots of nice views to admire as they stream past :) Heres the revised plan which Im sending to some additional firms: Friday August 15th: 7am MK Coachway pickup Potential pickup somewhere close to the M20 in Kent. Add 5 miles max for this. Channel crossing at our expense Across France and Belgium to Gedinne for a 30min pause. Across Belgium to Luxembourg City for 60min pause Across Germany to central Munich for a max of 2 drop-offs. Approx 10pm Mileage: Approx 770miles/13hrs drive time + 2hrs stops Coach and drivers not needed for Saturday/Sunday, but a nice (3-star, highly rated) twin room has been booked for drivers and we will give money for meals (amount to be agreed) Monday August 18th 7am Pick-up in central Munich (max two locations). South to Fussen on the Austria border for 30min pause. Pause in Dornbirn, Austria for 15mins. West to Vaduz, Liechtenstein for 30min pause Across to Switzerland to Kloten (nr Zurich Airport) for 45min pause. North to the French coast for crossing. Approx 9pm? (9.50 tunnel booked but may be swapped to ferry) Potential drop-off in Kent nr M20. Finish in MK 1am :/ Mileage: approx 950m/16hrs + 2hrs stops. Round-trip Total: 1720m Please include fuel costs, parking charges, tolls etc in your quote to keep it in line with what others are including.
Posted on: Wed, 28 May 2014 14:36:08 +0000
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