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Having completed my first real tour last year, a thirteen day jaunt around the Italian lakes via Switzerland & France. I'm now looking at options for 2017. However I've only got a max of 7 days to play with and was thinking of using four days as travel time and then three days riding around using a single hotel as base. I'm thinking France, but where? All recommendations appreciated.

That looks nice. Not considered a group tour!

UKDucatiman wrote: That looks nice. Not considered a group tour!

It's only a group  when you want it to be. Otherwise do your own thing 

Very true.  Have to think up a new name for what we do.

Organised tours always put me off as I like to do my own thing. But I fully get the social Benifits! Shame this is a couple of weeks ahead of my time off.

With only 7 days to play with I'very decided on a WWII invasion tour. Taking the overnight ferry to Caen, which docks around 06:45. l'll grab a croissant and coffee at a local cafe before heading towards pegasus bridge as a start point. From there I'm going to travel down the coast to the landing beaches and monuments. Will also stop at Bayeux and then head around the cherburg peninsula and down to St Michael's mount. Will then push inland a bit swinging round back to Caen. Plenty of time and no lone days in the saddle so should be nice and relaxing.

UKDucatiman wrote:Down to St Michael's mount.

If you are looking for somewhere to stay at Mont Saint-Michel, we stopped here some years ago, before the hotel was renovated in 2014,
http://www.hotelgabriel-montsaintmichel.com/en/home

This sounds very good. Can you post pictures and routes when you have done this or links? It is something i'd like to do also.

Cornish_Camhead wrote: This sounds very good. Can you post pictures and routes when you have done this or links? It is something i'd like to do also.

Yes, no problem.

Honfleur is a nice 'base camp' if you're doing the WW2 sites (lovely harbour & restaurants) And riding over the 'Pont de Normandie' is interesting if you have a strange bridge fetish like me? it's free for bike too  8) 

Weather has been 30 degrees on most days so lots of stops to re-hidrate. Glad I made the call to leave the Rukka kit at home! Great roads and places to visit. Having rest day Dinan today, a most beautiful town.

UKDucatiman wrote: Weather has been 30 degrees on most days so lots of stops to re-hidrate. Glad I made the call to leave the Rukka kit at home! Great roads and places to visit. Having rest day Dinan today, a most beautiful town.

It's lovely in Dinan, Enjoy your trip 
Re: Where to go.....
We had 3 nights there at the end of May  8)


Re: Where to go.....

Ha ha, you stole some of my photo's. we stayed in the Mecure hotel, right hand of the photo and eat at the restaurant on left


A couple of different view of same location. On ferry home. Hoping to get round M25 before it jams solid later on!