Brazilian VW Bay.com Club Trip to France 2013

Here's a link to JK offering an ignition lead set:

HT lead kit

If someone on the AquaBay team wanted to order a set, I'm sure they'll come in useful at some point.

Hi Tim and Gang

I can sort out the remainder of the Aqua stuff - so Dalesman and I can make the list up between us.
I suppose we're not going to Outer Mongolia - so hopefully there may be some motor factors around - but great idea to cover the most prevalent problems/breakdown causers! LOL
Let's just hope that the weather in La Vendee is going to be like here at the moment.

Thanks Batman!

Talking of getting stuff ready ... as we've all got a GB sticker as part of our pack from Select Sites and some already have shiny chrome ones, it seems a bit daft ordering specific club ones.  However, we do of course need a sticker for the event, so many thanks to MarcusH for the original design, I've just put an order in for a load of these:



I'll hand them out at Portsmouth.  

Excellent work you two - I'll soon have it coloured in green...

Yours will come with your own set of green felt tips

Just wait until we go to Ireland ... the greens and oranges are going to go bonkers!!

Just reading the blurb. Has anyone else noticed that if you wish to use the pool you must wear traditional swimming trunks and not Bermuda shorts! Time to get the Speedos out then!

Budgie smugglers!

If anyone wants to borrow my all in one Where's Wally Morph suit, just let me know!

TimV wrote:

Just reading the blurb. Has anyone else noticed that if you wish to use the pool you must wear traditional swimming trunks and not Bermuda shorts! Time to get the Speedos out then!

Yes I read that  

The French pools are pretty strict about it. I'll talk you through one of my experiences when we meet up. #atightsqueezedownbelow

A couple of things to check:

1. That your on-board fire extinguisher is not out of date - if so I suggest you replace.
2. That if you have satnav, that you have the maps for France and that you can disable the speed warning alarms as these are forbidden in France.

Speed warning alarms and Kombis. That's something you don't hear about every day.

Speak for yourself HH!

Route maps added to the first post now for both outward and return journeys.  

Good work Tim - it's getting closer.

Here's a photo of St Gilles Croix de Vie harbour, to whet your appetites;

I quite fancy having a go at the fishing on-site ... that'll be a first for me!

I might bring a couple of rods if I can fit them in.

*WARNING*

I very rarely catch anything!

Check first post for list of items you MUST have on-board when driving in France. Ooh la la.  

Stickers have arrived!

Like those stickers. Deffo need one of those.

Are they internal or externally stuck?

Externally. I've got 1 for each BraziBay going  

They look good Tim. Looking forward to displaying ours!

We've been to the Larmer Tree Festival this weekend (Blog to follow during the week) and they had a theme on Saturday of Sat-hatter-day where everyone wore as eccentric a hat as possible. So, what's this got to do with the trip to France?

Well, Alison and I would like to invite everyone to our Event Shelter at 6pm on the Saturday of the trip (17th Aug) for a drink - the only condition is that you're wearing a hat - how eccentric it is, is up to you!

Hi Absinthe

A very kind gesture - 2 questions for you. Are children invited as we won't be able to get a baby sitter (!) and does it have to be a handmade hat - or can it just be a bought one but odd?

Looking forward to meeting up.

Hi Julian. Kids very welcome of course and any hat will do.