Sept 2020, trip to Spain & Portugal – cancelled

Posted by IanC

/ December 13th, 2019 / 10 Comments

This is the trip that Me & Denise have planned for September 2020.
We depart UK on Sunday Sept 06th, Plymouth to Santander and arrive back from Santander to Portsmouth on Tues Sept 22nd at 15.45.
You are welcome to join us if you wish. Please contact me for full details on how to book.
The daily routes aren’t quite as long this year as previous years, they average around 200miles each ride day 🙂 The routes avoid motorways and dual carraigeways and mainly use the smaller more scenic and interesting cross country roads. This means these routes are the type of roads Me & Denise love to ride, they are twisty sweepy swoopy roads across scenic countryside hills and mountains. If you’re like me and only use straight roads as a means to get to the next bends you may love these routes. If you don’t like sweepy swoopy twisty roads you wont like these!

All fuel, coffee, lunch, and afternoon tea stops are included in the routes.
All the hotels are 4 star, some are Parador, all have airconditioning, and I’ve booked Dinner Bed & Breakfast at all of them. The cost including Ferry Plymouth-Santander-Portsmouth, all hotel accommodations, Dinner and Breakfasts at all hotels, is approximately £2,450 for 16nights.
On top of this you will have the costs of lunches, drinks, fuel, and any other incidentals.
If this trip is of interest to you please let me know by email or make a comment on this post and I’ll send you full details of how to book.

Heres a clip of us on one of these roads a few years ago, this is the type of road we love to ride 🙂
https://youtu.be/sdrCNyaxA34

December 13th, 2019
IanC

We now have SEVEN couples booked onto this tour already (as of Sun 19th Jan’20) 🙂
See details in the Members Only area, Events, Set Tab.
Full itinerary and hotel booking sheet can be downloaded from the Members Only area.

ALL 7 couples are on bikes, no sports car contingent at the moment.
If you have any questions please let us have them 🙂

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December 22nd, 2019
IanC

Hi ALL, if anyone has any questions regarding this tour or needs any help with the ferry and hotel reservations please let me know and I’ll do my best to help.
I’ve put the basic itinerary into the post in the Members Only Area, Event details, Sept tab, for you to view and it has links to all the hotels too.
Please don’t leave it too long to make your reservations as the ferry is already filling up and their motorcycle capacity is limited.
Have a great Christmas & New Year 🙂

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December 28th, 2019
IanC

Heres another clip of us on a section of route 05 Penhas de Saude to Evora back in 2017.
We’re doing this again in 2020 🙂

https://youtu.be/A4i-ee0kl1k

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December 30th, 2019
Rodger Broad

Hi to all and great to see a strong biking contingent already booked.

For us, we will be travelling out via Portsmouth – only 40 miles from home.

If anyone is interested in using this route, we are booked on the 17:00 Ferry from Portsmouth to Santander – on the 4th – as the only suitable ferry.

We will fill in with a couple of overnights and meet everyone on the 7th at the Parador Fuento De for the remainder of the trip.

Looking forward to it although have yet to try and book the hotels!!

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- January 19th, 2020
  Snapper
  
  Hi Rodger – Hope you are all booked up now – I couldnt find any space at the Inn on Thurs 17th at Aranda de Duero so have booked us into Hotel Torremilanos 4-star hotel Ctra N-122 Km 274, 09400 Aranda de Duero, Spain
  https://www.hoteltorremilanos.es/en/
  Really looking forward to the trip
  
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  - January 28th, 2020
    Rodger Broad
    
    Mike
    
    I’ve got the same problem.
    
    What have you actually booked at this hotel?
    
    I can see B&B – are you planing to go to the other hotel for Dinner? (with the others).
    
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    - February 21st, 2020
      Mike Issitt
      
      Hi Rodger – Yes that is our plan to either ride over or get a cab as its not that far
      
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January 4th, 2020
IanC

Hi ALL, Ive now posted the Itinerary along with the Hotel booking form onto the Events Page, Sept Tab, in the Members only area.
You can view from there and download it too if you wish.
If you have any questions please get intouch with me.
Ian.

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January 28th, 2020
Rodger Broad

Mike

I’ve had the same problem and then gave up so, I’ve not yet booked any of the hotels – had no idea any would be booked up this far ahead.

Ferry long booked but, this could yet be a problem for the trip if any more are booked out!!!

Will have another go but, can’t do until next week.

Thanks for the warning.

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- January 28th, 2020
  IanC
  
  Hi Rodger,
  The earlier you book the better the price is. Leave it late and you’ll risk maybe not getting a room at a hotel, OR, the rate will go up.
  Less availability usually means higher prices.
  I think you should be OK at the majority of the hotels if you act soon but if you need any help with the bookings please let me know.
  
  Don’t forget to use the AMIGO membership number when booking at any of the Parador.
  If you aren’t already a AMIGO member please join, it’s free, and then you’ll be able to access the Special Amigo Gastro DB&B rate.
  
  I did include links to all the hotels and the Amigo Club in the booking sheet 👍
  Good luck with it 😁👍
  
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