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Date Posted: 15:54:48 06/09/11 Thu
Author: Michael
Subject: Re: 2012 date change
In reply to: Peter Davis 's message, "2012 date change" on 14:26:44 06/08/11 Wed

Great that means will not miss Monaco and a wedding.

Karen confirmed as co driver and wants more afternoons off for sight seeing.

Michael Cowen



>Bulletin two, June 2011
>
>Having returned from the first recce we can say
>without doubt the London-Athens 2012 is going to be a
>bigger adventure than we first envisaged.
>
>We encountered a problem with booking hotels en-route.
>It turns out that the last two weeks in May is
>conference time in many of the countries en-route. We
>had a similar problem of this mass booking of all
>hotels for conferences at the finish of the
>Espana-Santiago in 2007. As with all past events we
>have to pre-book a quantity of twin/double rooms in
>large hotels that have suitable secure parking. Being
>told “sorry fully booked on that date in 2012, it’s
>conference time” at a string of hotels was not
>something we had anticipated.
>
>Also I have to put my hand up and confess I was over
>optimistic with the snow clearing abilities of some
>countries with high altitude roads. We’ve been spoilt
>with the enthusiasm and machinery used in the Alps
>over the years. Yes, there are always ways through or
>around sections of closed mountain roads, but some of
>the passes on the 2012 itinerary just can’t be missed
>out. 2012 will be our second attempt to cross the
>Grossglockner, on the 2002 event the glacier pass was
>blocked by early snow.
>
>Because of the above problems, the revised date for
>the London-Athens 2012, including what looks like an
>extra day to ease the daily mileage, will be 2-12
>September. Back to the original time of year planned
>for this event until the Olympic theme brought it
>forward.
>
>We have gone back to the hotels we approached on the
>recce and booked them on dates required in September
>when they will have rooms available for the group.
>
>In Hungary the schedule now includes a half day off in
>Budapest for some sight seeing for those wanting to.
>In Transylvania, to avoid climbing into the Fagaras
>mountain range in the dark there is now an extra hotel
>booked for the night so this serious challenge can be
>taken on as the sun is rising.
>
>Peter Davis

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