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Hello All This is a round up of our trip. We sailed from Portsmouth to Bilbao Drove to San Sebastian 2 nights Pamplona 2 nights Oloron Sainte Marie France 1 night Jaca 1 night Vielha 1 night Andorra 1 night Seix 1 night (back in France) Antichan De Fronigns 1 night Sarrancolin 1 night St Pastous 1 night Angouleme 2 nights self catering Sainte Verge 1 night Classic Le Mans 4 nights camping! St Nazaire 2 nights self catering Huelgoat 2 nights self catering 2200 miles covered plus ferries! We did 17 ( I think!) Mountain passes the highest just under 7000 feet Erro 801 m Mezkiritz 922 m Ibaneta 1057 m Puerto De Somport 1640 Fadas 1470 m Port De Labonaigua 2072 m El Canto 1720 m Port De lers 1517 m Col De Agnes 1570 m Col de Latrape 1110 m Col de la core 1365 m Col de port de Aspet 1069 m Col de Mente 1349 m Col du Portillon 1293 m Col De Peyresourde 1563 Col De Aspi 1490 m Col Du Tourmalet 2115 m Spitty ran ok just a bit hot and used just over 1 lt of oil? & 36 to 37 mpg! I have worked out the total cost of the trip (approx!) £ 4200 which includes £550 for someone to come twice a day to feed our dog and 2 cats(all live outside and daughter lives 1/2 mile away and came down most days as well) This includes the Classic Le Mans tickets as well! We were away for 25 days so that,s £170 ish a day(£85 per person) for every thing in my book that is not a bad price to pay for a trip of this type! I think people pay much more than that for 2 weeks in Benidorm !! Roger ps so if a nearly 73 year old can do it what are you waiting for ? I my book this life is not a rehearsal for the next one! pps the tool kit did not come out once(I tell a lie my mini tester came out for someone else at CLM)

Hello All Back to Blighty tomorrow (late) It's been a fantastic trip and car is ok used a drop of oil (1 lt!) Last photos Roger

Hello All We are now about 2 miles out of huelgoat for 2 nights (must be out early tomorrow as tour De France is coming through!) We have covered 1800 miles and averaged 36+ mpg Roger

Hello All We have survived le man's ! We are now at st nazaire and been to the submarine pens etc Off further north tomorrow (only 3 days left of this trip !) 1600 miles up to now A few photos of the last few days Roger

Hello All We had no WiFi in Anglume we are 70 miles from Le Mans now in some rubbish b&b! Will not have WiFi at le man's so we carry on thread at saint nazaire Roger P s and it cost £ 80 for b&b and evening meal with wine and calvados! Was robbed!

Hello All 2 More passes today Col d Aspin 1490 m 4868 feet Col du Tourmalet 2115 m 6968 feet Had company of MGA and a Midget today for a few miles. Off to Angouleme tomorrow That's our Pyrenees part done now! Roger

Hello Mark It is Arreau Roger

Hello All We have done a few more passes today and its B hot (30+) It will be our last day in the Pyrenees tomorrow before heading north to Classic Le Mans First photo view from room yesterday and breakfast! Roger

Hello All Now in hotel just outside St Beat We have done 3 passes to day Col De la Core 1365 m 4596 ft Col de Portet Aspet 1069 m 3523 ft Col de Mente 1348 m 4447 ft We followed 2 Bentleys up the last one and they were going for it! Roger P s the statue is for a cyclist killed there in 1995 tour de France Just done fuel calculations and getting 37 mpg so considering passes and heat not to bad

Hello All We are now in Pont De la taule A few more photos for you these cars were at our hotel having lunch Roger

Hello All Rocket launch? Roger

Hello All We are touring Spain (see thread) and the roads are so GOOD and SMOOTH but as a mate said we have paid for them! Roger P s even the mountain passes (see thread)

Hello Are these valve stem seals? I never see how this type could work as they are going to just bob up and down with the valve not wipe the stem and only needed on inlet as exhaust has gas trying to come up but I suppose that may stop pressure but they need oil Roger

Hello All In Andorra now we came over the Port De Bonaigua pass 2072 m 6750 ft and the coll del Canto 1720 m 5600 ft I decided to leave settings as they are as I could not remember which way to later it! She was only a bit lean at 2072 16/16.5 at 1000 rpm but not so lean at other revs but driving her easy so no worries Roger

Hello All Off to Andorra tomorrow 2000m (6500ft) pass I think! I will make slight adjustments to the e f I in the morning It was difficult to find a parking space for Spitty! Roger P s tapas and vino again! My liver is pickled now so no problem

Hello All We are in Vielha now only up 4500 ft today but bit warm Forgot to check afr at top! Roger Ps view from doss house window!

Hello mike At 3500 ft it's 14.5 to 15 afr 4000 15 to 16 and 5000 17 to 18 all at tick over 800/1000 rpm So I need to adjust the baro settings a bit so not so lean But the car pulled ok and meter is difficult to see when moving I have a small lap top I may have a look at setting tomorrow night Roger P s bought drop of Rosada (2 lt = 3 euro!)

Hello All We are now in Jaca (Spain) We came over the Somport pass (1640 m 5465 feet) Roger Ps in a rubbish room!

Hello All We are now in Oloron st Marie Had a good trip up though passes Erro 801 m, Mezkiritz 922m , Ibanetta 1057m (3490 ft) Off to Java tomorrow not sure which pass to go through yet! Spitty is in a big old garage we could get 6 cars in there! We stopped at a good restaurant for lunch (Chez Tintin) We had 3 course lunch with wine (memshahib drank most) 28 euro,s! I had steak (b,b,q) and she had duck! It's a hard life! Roger

Hello All We have had a great time in Pamplona and seen several bands playing in the streets/squares (magic) We are off up into the Pyrenees tomorrow not to high I think about 3000 feet to the Frence side then back to the Spanish side following day Spitty has has been in another under ground car park for 2 days Roger Ps one of the Memsahib before the bulls came through and took her away!

Hello All We are in hotel on left of photo over looking street Spitty is now settling the dust on another floor with a bit of gearbox oil! Roger Ps vino and tapas time now!

Hello All We are in Pamplona now (not bull running) We managed to drive to within 50 m of the hotel but had to move the car a few feet so a bar could set there tables up! It was the centre of attraction and I let one lady sit in to have photo taken! Spitty now in an underground carpark for 2 days Now had a couple of vino,s and tapas so feeling much better The run here was not to good as thick mist/rain on mountains but got to 2,300 feet Roger

Hello All Had a good day in san Sebastian been on the funicular railway had tapas and vino so the world is good again! (Well worth a visit) Off to Pamplona tomorrow to chase bulls!for 2 days Then the mountain passes start! Roger Ps the water wheel is on top of the hill and pushes water around a channel with small boats in it!

Hello Mark Air con is for wimps just take the hood down and wear a hat! Job done You will be fitting wind breakers next! Roger

Hello Mark With your oil problems you would have been having a break down mentally it was 30+ degs both cooling fans came on (that was a first maybe new engine and different cam?) Oil was 95+ deg Still off for a walk now Roger