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I just got back from a trip to the Picos too, had a fantastic time but agree it was hot. Got a slow puncture on the last day and just managed to limp off the ferry!
We stayed in the Paradors at Fuente De and Cangas de Onis which were v.pleasant and kept the missus happy! At Cangas the RR Owners Club were staying, they had been on tour to Portugal and we're all going strong!ImageImageImage


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Great Photographs!

Thank you for sharing them.
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The RR lot were on our ferry. Some very expensive pieces of metal there!
Did you stay at Jim's place in Las Arenas by chance?
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We were on that ferry too. We followed the RR's from Cangas to Santander along the coast road, very scenic and lovely sunny weather.ImageImageImage


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Peter Baker wrote: Last four trips to Europe cost me about £100 a day for hotel/food/drink, fuel costs depend what and how far/fast you ride:-) and ferry route/tunnel you is down to your choice. Touring two up literally doubles costs, not the hotel or fuel :-) but apparently eating from local super markets over a beer every evening does not go down too well and restaurants are more expensive... Peter
That's pretty close to my experience when sharing a room with my brother.  My wife has rather more expensive taste in hotels and restaurants than my brother, so the doubling up is easily achieved !
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Its not exactly rocket science to work out. You know how much hotels cost, budget or higher cost, or camp. You know how much chunnel or ferry costs. You know how many miles your bike does to a gallon or litre, so calculate the mileage you expect to do etc. Add on cost of motorway tolls, you can put in your route on something like Via Michelin, it will tell you tolls, if using Piage motorways. Then think about how much you want to spend on food per night, again budget easily sorted by using google. Job done.
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Casbar wrote: Its not exactly rocket science to work out. You know how much hotels cost, budget or higher cost, or camp. You know how much chunnel or ferry costs. You know how many miles your bike does to a gallon or litre, so calculate the mileage you expect to do etc. Add on cost of motorway tolls, you can put in your route on something like Via Michelin, it will tell you tolls, if using Piage motorways. Then think about how much you want to spend on food per night, again budget easily sorted by using google. Job done.
Agreed.

I did notice, on my recent trip through France to the South of Spain that food and accommodation was significantly cheaper in Spain than in France, for what that's worth .....
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Wow thanks for the info! A wide range of experiences thank you, I had better start saving now lol, need to do it.
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Last minute packing and (hopefully) an early night ahead of the Norway tour starting tomorrow with a hop to Antwerp!


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Image 2 long days, one more tomorrow when I wake up in Gothenburg and ride north past Oslo then the fun really starts!Image


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Got a tip years ago which seems to work well. On the day before the trip, lay out your clothes and money on the bed. Take half the clothes and twice the cash and you should be about right.
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steve.sharkey wrote:2 long days, one more tomorrow when I wake up in Gothenburg and ride north past Oslo then the fun really starts!
Enjoy, Norway is a long haul but well worth it, we met up with STeinar in Kongsvinger on our 2015 trip.
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steve.sharkey wrote:Doing the Keil to Gothenburg overnight in the way there.
If I did Norway again, I'd certainly consider using the Keil to Gothenburg ferry, saves a lot of miles & a nice way to arrive in Sweden.
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Ferry up and bridges back through Denmark so we can pay respects to Allan Simonsen the fastest GT driver I've ever worked with an taken too soon at Le Mans


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