Another route filled out with prospective fuel stops. This is liable to change and have have shared it with my brother.
I suggested that we go down to Spain his way and come back mine.
This is the bare bones route, overnight hotels and the fuel stops.
There's plenty of time to see about some stops on the way to break up the journey and take a lunch or tourist type break!
It is a holiday/vacation not simply a rubber and fuel burning exercise!
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Plan B already!
Working with Google Maps and MyRouteApp in different windows I can see that with the road conditions crossing the Pyrenees, either by the suggested (shortest?) route and my alternative route via Andorra are going to be over ambitious.
So Andorra is definitely dropped.
Google Maps gives three options from Morella. Via the Bielsa Tunnel, the Somport Tunnel and via the N-232 to Pont de Reu and the border there.
I am moving more towards a re-vamp of the plan as follows.
Lleida is about 110 miles from the El Cid and about 75 miles from Motorland Aragón, Packing up my stuff at the hotel on the morning of race day and after the racing finishes mid-afternoon go from there to a hotel in Lleida. I've had a look and there quite a few at a very reasonable price!
This would cut down the mileage on Monday by that 110 from the El Cid. From Lleida to the currently planned stop at Cahors is around 280 miles and six hours on the road. It takes the N-230 to the border which is a bridge over the River Garonne at Pont de Reu (3)
It's a further 150 miles to the Campanile already booked in Cahors. From there it is pretty much as already planned up the N20 as far as Orleans before diverting off to Chartres.
The N20 and A20 are toll free for all but a short distance near Orleans so we can make good time on the dual carriageway sections.
I haven't changed any bookings as yet. You never know what changes are still to come.
