The Official Tuscany 2006 Thread!

I would love to bring a Spyker(NL) but that does not seem to be realistic at this moment.
I can bring a six pack of Hoegaarden(B). Anything else?

 

another one

 

Early to start thinking about it, but have a look at this..food for thought!

http://***************/showthread.php?p=76595#post76595

 

I can't see it. Need to log in first.

 

Andrea, after reading the fuel consumption figures for the 12cylinder cars in the 599GTB thread, I think one of you guys needs to come in a fuel tanker. That way you can tank while on the move like the big military jets (mid- autostrada re-fueling) and keep up with the little 8cylinder cars that can travel 3 time further on the same tank of fuel

 

Further but significantly slower! We have plenty of time to fill up, have lunch, sleep a bit and still arrive at the same time.

 

Until Veerle tells you to slow down

 

Ha ha, she usually doesn't say that!

 

Announcement! For the first 3 nights in S. Margherita Rachel and I will be using my old family house (which is just in front of the restaurant, by the way ). We just learned that my grandmother (93 yers old) doesn't feel like travelling anymore, therefore the house will be free all summer. This means that one room at the S. Margherita hotel becomes free. If anyone had been thinking about joining the trip... this is the time to do it, before I cancel the extra room!!!

In S. Gimignano I have found another beautiful place not too far from us, which is where Eugenio and Maura will be staying. This place still has some rooms available, so please let me know soon!

PS I don't mean the room is "free" - you still have to pay for it

 

You talk to much with Wolfgang!! Could be his post...........

 

Mark?

 

:-D

 

OK....I'm in. MARK

 

Fantastic!!!!!!

 

Ton+Veerle 512TR
Wolfgang +Anja Testarossa
Andrea +Rachel 550 Maranello
Marc+friend 328GTS
Me+Tanya 328GTB
Kevan+Linda 456GT
Mark+Katy 575M
Patrick+friend 355GTS
Mark+Invisible Friend 328GTS

Andrea, what's the final route and accommodation plan? I need to get up to speed.

Cheers, MARK

 

AHA! I almost forgot! Mark, you are coming from England, so I recommend you talk to our other English friends as they are planning to drive down together on saturday July 8.

I will have to book you into the hotel Frohsinn in Arbon, Switzerland, for July 8. We will have our first dinner (& first beers ) there. Let me know if you need a double or a single room.

On sunday July 9 we leave EARLY (9AM on the road) towards the Alps. We'll cross the Julierpass (6600 Ft.) if the weather is nice. From there we'll drive down to St. Moritz, down the Maloja Pass into Italy where we'll have lunch just across the border. From there it's a good 2 hour drive to Milan, where we'll get on the highway and drive down to S. Margherita Ligure on the Mediterranean Sea. I estimate we could be there by 4-5 PM. We'll be there for 3 nights (9-10-11 July). That's the hotel where you are already booked in.

On July 12 we'll drive to S. Gimignano, Tuscany. You'll be with Eugenio in an agriturismo while we'll all be together in another one (sorry but we are too many, can't fit all in the same place). We'll stay 3 more nights, 12-13-14 July during which we'll do some driving, some relaxing by the pool, and lots of eating & wine tasting !

On July 15 we'll take the Mille Miglia road from Florence to Bologna, where we'll catch the Brenner Highway and drive up to a mountain lake resort in the Alps, where we'll have our final evening together. I guess I need to book you there too!

Mark, please PM me with all your hotel requirements.

 

You are forgetting
Eugenio + Maura 328 GTS
Ciao　
Eugenio

 

crews are:

Ton+Veerle 512TR
Wolfgang +Anja Testarossa
Andrea +Rachel 550 Maranello
Marc+friend 328 GTS
Simon+Tanya 328 GTB
Kevan+Linda 456 GT
Mark+Katy 575 M
Patrick 355 GTS
Mark+Invisible Friend 328 GTS
Eugenio + Maura 328 GTS

Ten cars, wow! How about sharing a pool of tools?
This trip will be over 2.000 km for most of us.
Useful to help ourselves in the pampa would be:

- starter cables
- jack
- fresh tyre fit set (auto pilot)
- tow rope
- torque wrench, nuts
- multimeter
- laptop with CD DVD; list of good mechanic shops on the way
- all kind of sprays against everything (Autan )
- Apotheke

With a tool pool we could keep our cars light and save some trunk space for shoes ...

Any ideas?

cinque

 

The most important tools: mobile phones & Europe Assistance coverage.

 

YIPPEEEEE!!!

 

- credit card(s)
- cell phone
- Brunello di Montalcino

Anthing else waste to much space and at least its always the wrong spare part(s) you take along

 

We didn't take that much on our 4 week jaunt through the Sahara Desert.

 

Andrea - thanks for the route details. I have been trying to PM you, but your FChat mailbox is fulL!

Cheers, MARK

 

Wow! I have been away for one week and this thread is suddenly back alive again! Fantastic news that Mark will join us!

10 cars!! That is fantastic!