The Cal-look Lounge

So who is joining us for this RIDICULAS road trip  ??? :)

I know we have Me, Richie W, Dave R, Dave's son.................

Nicolas is the only other definate I know of,supposed to meet Pat& crew from Pats Vws in antwerp

cheers richie

Cool - I'll give you a bell later dude  :)

I'll be in Calais Thursday morning about 5am with the transporter. If it rains too much and you get fed up wet pants you can ride in the cab as i've got an emergency A frame to tow  as well.

Frank

Which hour do you plan to arrive to Antwerpen?
I've call "Shrek" yesterday to know when they leave from Bruxelles, but nothing seems to be decided.

COOL cheers dude I was hoping someone might have an A frame  ;) :) see you in Calais  ;D

ALRIGHT!! i was thinking off meeting up around the stop at Brecht or thereabout, maybe a gasstation early in the morning. there are some roadworks going on at the moment right before you get to Antwerp when you come from Gent, that will hold you up a little. that is for sure. other then that i haven't been able to get everybody together from the Das boys to go all together. i have to call around for that. some slight timetableswitching because i wanted to do this all this weekend, but i was very busy.


I HAPPEN TO HAVE AN ENGINE IN THE CAR  :o

so it is in and i am not planning on taking it out. it needs a lot off finetuning early next week and a good drive to, lets say Norway!!!! so i am not going to sleep and get it all done.

if you stop in Brecht (exit 4 of the Motorway E19) I offer you guys coffee or tee, I live 5 minutes from the Motorway
just let me know when you are passing by ...
or if I need to sort something out

good for me! i was hoping to pass Antwerp early in the morning to avoid traffic and it would be a good place to start the journey all together. we need to get a timeframe for this  in order to make it happen. so let's hear what all those going think.

This was posted on the DFL forum,
You'll be there in no time Lee and we won't need a kettle or stow for cooking and tea making

http://cgi.ebay.de/1966-VW-Buggy-mit-Jetantrieb-Cabrio-Roadster_W0QQitemZ380053471329QQihZ025QQcategoryZ29750QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

on a more serious note, just spoken to Richie and we are looking at taking a ferry from Puttgarden/Germany to Rodby/sweden which a short crossing like dover-calais.
It takes 50min and would cost 60Euro for a car and 76Euro for car/trailer or my transporter.
It's 903 km/ 565 miles from Calais and would save 190km/120miles driving by the time we get to Kopenhagen. I know not a lot of miles saved but we'd get a good break as we'll probably have driven a good 10hours to get there and then plan the rest of the route on the ship.
I'd suggest booking in advance.

https://www.scandlines.de/APPS/coastpax/(ldoua2atepw5dfmvmx4pxe55)/pages/bookingpage.aspx?routecode=PUTROD&departures=200808141930

everybody welcome

Frank

Are you planning on hijacking the ferry?  ;) That ferry arrives in Rødby Denmark...  so you still have to use either the Helsingør- Helsing borg ferry, or the bridge between Denmark and Sweden.

Check out this map:
http://www.sccevent.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=2 (http://www.sccevent.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=2)

Given the current political climate on this lovely planet I woundn't consider hijacking ;D
The plan was to go over the big Oeresund bridge to cross into Sweden.

Frank

You should absolutely take the Puttgarden-Rødby ferry (to Denmark), there is hardly any other choice since Copenhagen (and the long bridge to Sweden) is on an island (Själland). I usually drive Copenhagen-Oslo in 8 hours including a few stops and at a VW friendly pace :) There's another 40 minutes from Oslo to SCC/Gardermoen.

Roads from Copenhagen to Gothenburg are very good, its pretty much two lane motorway all the way. From north of Gothenburg to the Norwegian border roads...or all the way to Oslo actually, there is quite a bit of single lane motorway. A word of advice: you want to avoid passing through Gothenburg at rush hour if you can, so if you stay the night in Copenhagen, make sure you get going around 10-11 am at the latest to save some time through Gothenburg.

Agreed but what time crossing you going to book? so we all get on the same one?

cheers richie

The 17.45 crossing, by the time we're of the ferry and on our way again it's 19h.
We can always get an earlier one once we're there, but getting there late may cost extra, you never know as they make it up as they go along.

OK,
Lee,nicolas you seen this and anyone else planning on joining us?

cheers richie

Just spoke with Mr Webb and it should all be sorted in the next couple of hours  :)

Get your phone to work please???

I'm all booked now

SORRRRRRRRRRRRRY dude - hope it all gets sorted tommorrow  :-\ :)

OK for me. who is booking or is it all individual. what time do you expect to arrive there. i agree with the ferry, but that means we HAVE to get it, the bridge is always open i presume. let me know what i need to book and i'll be riding along.
- JF are you reading this as well? -

I think the puttgarden ferry leaves 52 times per day, so IF you don´t get on the same ferry it should not be a very big problem.

You don't need to book that ferry... its not that kind of a ferry...

Cool cos I think I messed things up a little fort Mr Webb as he could'nt get hold of me - oh well I'm sure we'll all get there somehow  ;) :)

is it like the road ends and theres just water , then you park at the end of the road , then the end of the road starts its engine and you sail over the water where another "end of road" is waiting for you ??

pretty cool !!  i went on one when i worked in norway :)

OK so no booking. best thing to hope for and a good old sailorsong and we get across it. arrrr arrrrr.

so much to do and so little time.

please let me know what we do about the stop after Antwerp???????? i have had Gunter on the phone and he is so cool to let us stay at his place until everybody gets there, but he has to know.

i think it is a good stop as it is 5 min from the freeway and has a gasstation close by and there will be tea, i repeat there will be tea!!!!!!

so let me know who is stopping there; i'll pm some details about how to get there later today.

Pretty much, the motorway ends at the docks basically. And a ferry leaves every 30 minutes, I think.

Richie, you'd better try to set off a bit earlier – in my experience you're usually a little late leaving... ;D

and remember Motorway works from Ghent towards Antwerp ...
and you would have to pass it unless they circle around the N49 (Expressweg) and take the Liefkenshoektunnel (toll crossing only 4.5 euro regular car with credit card) and have almost non traffic jam
will guide you guys all the way in Belgium but have to know
Nicolas we have to circle them around it is useless them having to queue up that long ... depending on what time they will pass the Motorway works ...

::)

Hi Gunter got your PM,thanks for the offer,on the route i have got it takes the E17,then merge A14/E17 towards Antwerp,then continue on R1 then take exit Antwerpen-Oost to merge A13/E313/E34 toward Luik/Hasselt/Eindhoven/turnhout then exit ranst toward Eindhoven/Turnhout,is this going to go through the roadworks you mention? if so where would we get of and the back onto or route again?

cheers richie

Hi Richie

PMed you for suggested driving instructions
and hotels

see you tomorrow morning

have a safe trip you have the cell call any time

Yes, I've read it.

It's the same for me.

allright i talked to my wife this morning because i am about to trow up because off the stress and have decided this:

1. if the engine runs and feels good enough after the checkup this evening, and it doesn't overheat anymore i am risking it to drive it all the way to SCC. this is my favorite senario, but every jig needs to fall into place today then.

2. if the car is not running as it should, i will ask JF to have a spot in his car (or Lee's buggy) for me and drive me to SCC and back if possible. that is also cool, but not my favorite option. i think you know why.

i have come to the wise decision that i like my wife and kid and myself a little too much to step in a car that doesn't feel safe or good enough for a roadtrip like this. hell i am not into hoodride... i am just letting you know this as hard bullet to bite, but most likely a wise decision...  :'(

Ok, I have told half the Scandinavian VW community about your excellent FASTback...

1. Get your ass in the car.

2. Drive it to Norway!!!

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I´m sure you´ll manage just fine Nicolas, can´t miss both EBI and SCC the same season!! (Talking about the car, not you of course!)

Johnny  :o i think Nicolas have Fastback

Thanks, Mags, shit like that happens sometimes when I post before 8 in the morning...  ;)

hi guys help wanted here
Nicolas had a flat tyre
Bridgestone 165x65x15
he needs one in Norway
if somebody could help him
plse call him on the cell 0032 479 388 124
all others are fine
for sure after Richie and Frank explained Lee that sometimes he has to take fuel  :D :D :D
but so far all good