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Post by Pastry » Mon May 01, 2017 11:32 pm

Saturday afternoon myself, Stupot67 and Smartbear headed down to Southern France on a road trip.
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The first night was spent in Nimes

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The next day we were meant to do the long drive down to Gap however as the weather was terrible there he chased the sunshine and headed for Nimes instead and 500 miles later..


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Today we headed along the costal road around Cannes before heading to Monaco

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With us and the cars now safely tucked up in Grasse. Tomorrow we will be heading for the mountains...
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Post by buzyg » Tue May 02, 2017 12:23 am

Now that looks more fun than a wet bank holiday in Cornwall. 8) Good to see you managed to park within the lines in a least one of those pics. :thumbsup:
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Post by Pastry » Tue May 02, 2017 8:22 pm

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Post by buzyg » Tue May 02, 2017 8:34 pm

Love the third of today's pics. Very dramatic framing. 8) :thumbsup:
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Post by NickDE » Tue May 02, 2017 8:57 pm

I'm very jealous ! Enjoy :driving:
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Post by mr wilks » Thu May 04, 2017 8:19 pm

Great pics Paul & even better memories , you got the car just in time mate :thumbsup:
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Post by john-e89 » Thu May 04, 2017 8:28 pm

Mega jealous. Great pics Pastry, keep them flowing fella... :thumbsup:
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Post by firebobby » Thu May 04, 2017 8:41 pm

Paul, I thought you went with Stu and Rob, you lot had an argument ?
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Post by Pastry » Thu May 04, 2017 8:48 pm

firebobby wrote: Thu May 04, 2017 8:41 pm Paul, I thought you went with Stu and Rob, you lot had an argument ?
No mate, they couldn't keep up with the M power :evil:
We missed out on the Alps at the beginning of the trip due to bad weather. They went to Milau this morning as planned and headed north but I wanted to see the Alps so running solo for the last couple of days before heading home :thumbsup:
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Post by buzyg » Thu May 04, 2017 10:24 pm

Love the picture in the Gorge of the arch . :thumbsup: Looks like you give the traction control a work out. are you on summer tyres?
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Post by bmwaddict » Thu May 04, 2017 10:28 pm

Great pics, so jealous! That M looks utterly gorgeous Pastry, and great to see it being enjoyed in all conditions.
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Post by Pastry » Thu May 04, 2017 10:49 pm

buzyg wrote: Thu May 04, 2017 10:24 pm Love the picture in the Gorge of the arch . :thumbsup: Looks like you give the traction control a work out. are you on summer tyres?
I am but the roads aren't that bad. Anything at height with the road snowed over are closed. Still a bit dicy in places though :wink:
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Post by paulgs1000 » Thu May 04, 2017 11:03 pm

Love the photos - looks like some great roads and little traffic. :thumbsup:
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Post by Pastry » Fri May 05, 2017 9:46 pm

Stayed in Gap last night and awoke to a glorious day and set out climbing out of the town bathed in sunshine

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I spent the morning driving the N85 to Grenoble which really was spectacular and no amount of photos could do it justice
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Found time this afternoon to visit Lake Geneva which was beautifully peaceful

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Back home tomorrow :( where the car will be getting a damn good clean after nearly 3000 wonderful miles :driving: :thumbsup:
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