Chz
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Spain, Malta and Cyprus. Malta being a weird one, given it was a UK territory for so long. But hey ho.
Recommend a fastish estate
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bellaozzydog
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Yup
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bellaozzydog
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I’ve got three and a half days from landing in Santander to picking a mate up at the airport in Agadir
Doable ?
The captain is in for a full service, getting the blower regulator swapped out and an air con service this week.
Doable ?
The captain is in for a full service, getting the blower regulator swapped out and an air con service this week.
bellaozzydog
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Doing distance I generally break it down to 3.5 hours in a stint then have a proper break with walk around, food, sleep admin etc. a couple of hours rather than 20 minutes
Then I break down the last leg with more short breaks as I get closer
The main issue is having a break and forgetting which side of the road you are on. That’s where a co-pilot comes in handy
I’m kind of expecting the road through Spain to be motorway most the way which is good for eating distance but shit for concentrating
Morocco driving is likely to be a weapons free, survival of the fittest around the built up areas
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That road through Spain is motorway, I’ve regularly driven it as far as the southern coast, when I lived there, some is toll road. Get a Bip&Drive, it’s a little box that fits on your screen to pay tolls. Fees are applicable only for the the months you use it, plus toll of course, depending on plan chosen. It’ll save a lot of hold ups, you just drive through the telepeage lane. I had one for Spain, Portugal and France, it was invaluable.Doing distance I generally break it down to 3.5 hours in a stint then have a proper break with walk around, food, sleep admin etc. a couple of hours rather than 20 minutes
Then I break down the last leg with more short breaks as I get closer
The main issue is having a break and forgetting which side of the road you are on. That’s where a co-pilot comes in handy
I’m kind of expecting the road through Spain to be motorway most the way which is good for eating distance but shit for concentrating
Morocco driving is likely to be a weapons free, survival of the fittest around the built up areas
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That road through Spain is motorway, I’ve regularly driven it as far as the southern coast, when I lived there, some is toll road. Get a Bip&Drive, it’s a little box that fits on your screen to pay tolls. Fees are applicable only for the the months you use it, plus toll of course, depending on plan chosen. It’ll save a lot of hold ups, you just drive through the telepeage lane. I had one for Spain, Portugal and France, it was invaluable.
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The challenge is to see how fast you can steam through the Telepeage lane and still have the barrier raise before you crash in to it
Chz
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I'm surprised they haven't gone ANPR by now. The tech is pretty mature since it debuted (Hwy.407 in Ontario) 25 years ago. The freedom of just driving on and off like any normal road was wonderful. Though I know the French have a thing about not being able to legally eliminate the jobs.
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IMO it is technically doable banking on no hiccups, but not ideal on such tight timetable if it’s just you travelling. If you are looking for a Grand Tour-style adventure (which I would totally approve of), then yes, go for it. But as a solo driver your main concern might to remain with it if you are really going to have to drive that many hours per day on your own.
You can easily make it to Madrid, the halfway point of the Iberian peninsula, in 6-7 hours. But you should really desist from travelling further on day one. One hour south of Madrid at best.
Another 5-6 hours of day 2 will be used to get to Tarifa or wherever you are crossing. By the time you’ve rested and got you and your car on the ferry and landed on Morocco, you’ll be knackered to travel much further.
Leaving you 1.5 days to your final destination. Never been to Morocco but probably worth accounting for subpar roads, compared with Europe at least.
Seems like a proper Top Gear challenge, but I love the idea on principle. If your friend is able and happy to wait for you an extra day to account for any eventualities, I’d say go for it. If the arrival date is immovable, I’d suggest don’t do it because if there are any delays you’re going to be driving stressed and possibly even faster than you would normally do, which is not what you want to do.
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