I propose to run a trip round France again this year lasting a week or so in
June and comparable to last year's Tour de France'. It is designed to appeal
to wives and also to those who haven't previously ventured across the
channel - that's to say in general stage lengths will not exceed 2 or 3
hours in order to give ample time for folk to do their own thing for a
reasonable part of the day. There will also be as much (or as little)
support as anyone might like in getting up to speed with flight plans,
customs, foreign airspace, etc. Last year's trip include on channel virgin
and one 'near virgin', both of whom turned into seasoned campaigners on the
trip.The stop overs will be chosen to offer the prospect of good food and
wine and local touristic interest. Last year we stayed at Reims, Chalon,
Grenoble, (Carcassonne - planned but missed out because of weather),
Chauvigny and Belle Isle, as well as visiting a few other places as lunch
stops. The itinerary will be mostly new this year. I managed to book
accommodation as we went along last year, and also offered the option of
camping, altho no one took it up.
I have not yet set a date but suspect it will need to be 4-12 June
to avoid the Colditz trip.I am pretty flexible about it and would welcome
suggestions from any potential participants, possibly bringing it forward a
week As last year there may be scope for solo pilots to offer their spare
seat to a paying copilot
Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
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