KOMBI Kaper 2015

Ok so here we go ... the news I know you've all been waiting for .... I certainly have been pacing up and down .... we're on our way to the Ile de Re ... to a place called Interlude.    By the looks of it it's a fabulous site and they've bent the rules to allow us in and pitch together.  We have 10 pitches.

The dates are travel out Friday 24th July Portsmouth to St. Malo.
Saturday 25th July Kombi konvoy down to Interlude on the Ile de Re.
14 nights at the campsite.
Depart Interlude early 8th August to get the afternoon ferry back from Caen to Portsmouth.
Anyone wanting to go back early to split the return journey will be welcome to, you can arrange that when the bookings go in.

Prices to follow shortly ie when I get the email.

Looks lovely ..... it's going to be epic!

Interlude Campsite

Hurrah!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks very nice it's going to be ace

Great news. Just the thing to cheer everyone up on a dark November night.

Interlude link

Pricing in the first post now.

We're definitely coming, Tim. PM like the wind...

We are a def we haven't missed a kombi kaper yet and this one looks the best and the others have been epic

Looks great!

Yes, we're in for this.

Happy house gang are a big yes

Baylee says yes!

Tallulah wants to come toooooooo!

Looks fab. Count us in ! Something to really look forward to next year.

provisionally booked looking like Caen crossing on way down as other one now can not fit us all on  

I've just spoken to Jean - they're not ready to take deposits yet - she's suggested I ring back after 2pm.

I've just seen Daz's note above - if we can't get on the St Malo crossing we may opt not to drive down with the Krew. We'll almost certainly not want to sail to Caen.

Tim - have you any idea what time we'd be leaving the site on the last day, to get back to Caen?

Spoke with Karen - yes the St. Malo ferry is full. We'll need to go via Caen. We'll stop for a decent break half way this time.

It will be an early departure on the return day. No later than 8am.

Base price is £1412.00 from Caen.

All booked deposit payed

Could somebody give me an update on the ferry situation please? We're flexible on timing so we don't necessarily have to be in convoy in both directions. We also have to travel from the north, which means that even if we don't take an overnight ferry we would have to stop over in the Portsmouth area.

From Portsmouth to Caen 22.45.
From Caen to Portsmouth 16.30

The last 2 kombi kapers we have broke the drive with an overnight at Banbury

dazdub wrote:

The last 2 kombi kapers we have broke the drive with an overnight at Banbury

That works for the outward trip, but the return ferry doesn't get into Portsmouth until 21.15. That means either stopping over in Portsmouth or taking the overnight ferry instead.

alderley wrote:

dazdub wrote:

The last 2 kombi kapers we have broke the drive with an overnight at Banbury

That works for the outward trip, but the return ferry doesn't get into Portsmouth until 21.15. That means either stopping over in Portsmouth or taking the overnight ferry instead.

we just go home from Portsmouth not much on roads and we take it in turns for a sleep, some have stopped at tim's and set off the next day

Slightly off-topic, I know, but for booking a ferry crossing what do you book as?

- large car? (up to 4.5m long, 2.5m high)

- Motorhome?

On Dover/Calais routes I noted a 50% price difference if you book as a motorhome, but didn't want to book as a large car and get charged extra on the spot.

dazdub wrote:

alderley wrote:

dazdub wrote:

The last 2 kombi kapers we have broke the drive with an overnight at Banbury

That works for the outward trip, but the return ferry doesn't get into Portsmouth until 21.15. That means either stopping over in Portsmouth or taking the overnight ferry instead.

we just go home from Portsmouth not much on roads and we take it in turns for a sleep

Blimey Daz, I can still remember when I was your age!