Bongo Fury

Muzorewa wrote:Option 4 for people with a bit more time on their hands is to go for the scenic option and take in the most north, south, east and westerly points of the mainland, just the 2,200 miles and 42 hours to complete

Hey Muz I quite fancy that route,second mortgage applied for!! I will save it to my favourites!!

Dabs

Hope you all dont forget your red nose on Friday !!!!!

hey can you buy them??? got my wig and face paint for work next fri never thought about carrying it on to the bongo and the bash x
Debs


Sainsburys

Hi Debs, or pm my mum on here, thomas884 as she got it !

Don't think we got a sainsburys round here ! Got someone on the case tho thanks xx
Debs

also bringing grub..was thinkin of bringing a pan of chilli and baked potatoes
Is that ok??
We're new to this
Debs

debbiepritch wrote:also bringing grub..was thinkin of bringing a pan of chilli and baked potatoes
Is that ok??
We're new to this
Debs

Hot/cold/sweet/savoury or even liquid - anything remotely edible is fine.

Mrs Muz wrote:

Muzorewa wrote:... go for the scenic option and take in the most north, south, east and westerly points of the mainland, just the 2,200 miles and 42 hours to complete

He knows what he's talking about - he did it in 1962 LWB landrover

This is true, in 1989 I used 73 gallons of juice, that's got to be about £350.00 at today's rates

Has anyone any thoughts or advice if Mrs Max & me go this way?
Quickest route is M5, M6 A55 but is 210 miles this way is 162 miles and looks a lot more scenic.

maxheadroom wrote:Has anyone any thoughts or advice if Mrs Max & me go this way?
Quickest route is M5, M6 A55 but is 210 miles this way is 162 miles and looks a lot more scenic.

thats proberly the best way on a friday, the m5 & m6 can be like car parks and its a nice route as well. lots of nice little stops along the way if you have the time

thomas104 wrote: thats proberly the best way on a friday, the m5 & m6 can be like car parks and its a nice route as well. lots of nice little stops along the way if you have the time

We are hoping to leave around 8.30 am so all day to get there

that would be my way then lol, stop off for a few brews and scoff and the long range weather forcast is not looking to bad so far on the metoffice website either

thomas104 wrote:that would be my way then lol, stop off for a few brews and scoff and the long range weather forcast is not looking to bad so far on the metoffice website either

Cheers for the advice thomas104

maxheadroom wrote:

thomas104 wrote:that would be my way then lol, stop off for a few brews and scoff and the long range weather forcast is not looking to bad so far on the metoffice website either

Cheers for the advice thomas104

one is envious of your decision, as i cant leave manchester till 6pm but hey such is life lol

debbiepritch wrote:

thomas104 wrote:I Hope you all dont forget your red nose on Friday !!!!!

hey can you buy them??? got my wig and face paint for work next fri never thought about carrying it on to the bongo and the bash x
Debs

Debs, just spoke to my mum and she got it direct from the big rednose day shop there was a link on the bbc site it was £2 + p&p

I came back from the Welsh Bash last October this way. Beautiful scenic route, but a lot of hills and bends. You get to see a lot of Wales this way.

Some of the small roads round Betwys Garmon are narrow and steep. The Nantgwynant pss between Betwys-y-Coed and Bedgellert and the Aberglastyn pass Bedgelert to Portmadoc are best avoided if you have a trailer. I got the Bongo through both and I am sure a lot of others did, but both are narrow and steep. Beware the Welsh bus as well.

Probably best to take the A487 to Caernarfon from Porthmadoc. Longer but less vertigo

thomas104 wrote:

debbiepritch wrote:

thomas104 wrote:I Hope you all dont forget your red nose on Friday !!!!!

hey can you buy them??? got my wig and face paint for work next fri never thought about carrying it on to the bongo and the bash x
Debs

Debs, just spoke to my mum and she got it direct from the big rednose day shop there was a link on the bbc site it was £2 + p&p

thanks got one on order and am downloading loads of stuff now...
Debs

New Forest Terrier wrote:I came back from the Welsh Bash last October this way. Beautiful scenic route, but a lot of hills and bends. You get to see a lot of Wales this way.

Some of the small roads round Betwys Garmon are narrow and steep. The Nantgwynant pss between Betwys-y-Coed and Bedgellert and the Aberglastyn pass Bedgelert to Portmadoc are best avoided if you have a trailer. I got the Bongo through both and I am sure a lot of others did, but both are narrow and steep. Beware the Welsh bus as well.

Probably best to take the A487 to Caernarfon from Porthmadoc. Longer but less vertigo

I am looking forward to it now, we did Hard Knot Pass last year in the Bongo both ways so bring it on