I did think of that advert as I was typing but much as I like boursin surely I should be seeing this trip as an opportunity to consume my own body weight in camembert? I may have a (possibly deserved) reputation as a cake lover but that pales in to insignificance next to my passion for cheese [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wub.gif[/img]
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<!--quoteo(post=124062:date=Wed 27th May 2009, 04:22 PM:name=ChrisG)-->QUOTE(ChrisG @ Wed 27th May 2009, 04:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I did think of that advert as I was typing but much as I like boursin surely I should be seeing this trip as an opportunity to consume my own body weight in camembert? I may have a (possibly deserved) reputation as a cake lover but that pales in to insignificance next to my passion for cheese [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wub.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Have you tried Munster? Like Camembert but more, er...."manly". [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/evillaff.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hidden.gif[/img] <!--quoteo(post=124063:date=Wed 27th May 2009, 04:34 PM:name=Dannyboy)-->QUOTE(Dannyboy @ Wed 27th May 2009, 04:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Must have This I'm sure I could force it into my top box.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Ideal for the topbox, I'd say. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img]<!--quoteo(post=124062:date=Wed 27th May 2009, 04:22 PM:name=ChrisG)-->QUOTE(ChrisG @ Wed 27th May 2009, 04:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I did think of that advert as I was typing but much as I like boursin surely I should be seeing this trip as an opportunity to consume <b><!--sizeo:3--><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:#FF00FF--><!--/coloro-->my own body weight <!--colorc-->
<!--/colorc--><!--sizec--><!--/sizec--></b>in camembert? I may have a (possibly deserved) reputation as a cake lover but that pales in to insignificance next to my passion for cheese [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wub.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/shocked.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
<!--quoteo(post=124060:date=Wed 27th May 2009, 03:57 PM:name=ChrisG)-->QUOTE(ChrisG @ Wed 27th May 2009, 03:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Pah, we're going to France. I was thinking more escargots, boeuf bourguignon and crepes.
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<!--/colorc--> or coq au vin should be doable in a camp site, though I intend to find a boulangerie and live on vin, pain et fromage. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Can't beat a nice cassoulet I especially like the proper canard ones, I always pick up a few from Auchan when I do the wine trip, though with current Euro rate I've not been for about a year, normally go 2-3 times yearly. Think I may pick a few up on the trip down - <!--coloro:#FF0000--><!--/coloro-->but I guess there'll be a decent hypermarket not too many miles away - anyone know?<!--colorc-->
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Anyway as I'm a chalet occupant I hadn't really planned for any cooking, but in the interest of economising I'm not against the odd night in.
Will there be a flat rate for non-campers to "rent" cooking facilities (bottles of beer?), I suppose communal meals isn't really feasable? Something else for the packing list now - bowl, spoon and mug!
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Oops, just found the nearest Auchan is 60km away - AUCHAN VILLENEUVE/LOT -BIAS (60 km) RN 111 Rte de Bordeaux 47300 BIAS
But there's a Carrefour Market (not sure if they're smaller ones) in Gourdon (7.4 kms) - Route de Fumel LIEU DIT BOURRIAT 46300 GOURDON
and also a big one in Cahors (36.9kms) - Route de Toulouse 46000 CAHORS
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<!--quoteo(post=124061:date=Wed 27th May 2009, 04:07 PM:name=Pict)-->QUOTE(Pict @ Wed 27th May 2009, 04:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Ah - du vin, du pain et du Boursin? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I am sticking with Chris-G this RTT - he speaks French like a native.
<!--quoteo(post=124069:date=Wed 27th May 2009, 05:10 PM:name=MarkyMark)-->QUOTE(MarkyMark @ Wed 27th May 2009, 05:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I am sticking with Chris-G this RTT - he speaks French like a native.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->.... of a very small island somewhere in the Pacific? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]<!--quoteo(post=124067:date=Wed 27th May 2009, 04:57 PM:name=poldark)-->QUOTE(poldark @ Wed 27th May 2009, 04:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->.... I'm not against the odd night in.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Spoken like a true 900 rider!! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
Super / hypermarkets btw ('Opefully Leclerc will not be in disguise an' you will recognise it.... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif[/img] )
<!--quoteo(post=124076:date=Wed 27th May 2009, 06:08 PM:name=Saga Lout)-->QUOTE(Saga Lout @ Wed 27th May 2009, 06:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Mange tout, mange tout [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Good advice [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img]
<!--quoteo(post=124078:date=Wed 27th May 2009, 06:25 PM:name=Pict)-->QUOTE(Pict @ Wed 27th May 2009, 06:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Good advice [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I don't know much else in French [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
<!--quoteo(post=124072:date=Wed 27th May 2009, 05:32 PM:name=Pict)-->QUOTE(Pict @ Wed 27th May 2009, 05:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->.... of a very small island somewhere in the Pacific?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The French are often unkind to small islands in the Pacific [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]
<!--quoteo(post=124084:date=Wed 27th May 2009, 07:32 PM:name=stu)-->QUOTE(stu @ Wed 27th May 2009, 07:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->The French are often unkind to small islands in the Pacific [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Poor old Chris, eh? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif[/img] Dodgy accent and no home to go to. Typical Southerner, in fact,,... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
<!--quoteo(post=124112:date=Wed 27th May 2009, 10:38 PM:name=Paddy900)-->QUOTE(Paddy900 @ Wed 27th May 2009, 10:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->What about 1 of these for the cooking, http://cobb-bbq.co.uk/<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
MMMhmmm...... And if the weather's anything like RTT08 ye could run a boot-drying service as well?? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
Re. cooking, don't forget the disposable barbecue option, folks - easy to obtain locally for a wee treat with no hassle. (You can even fry up an egg on the heat using a tinfoil "cup cake" tray.) Works well in small teams - cut cost by working a rota.
Back on the survivalist theme, I've just had a quick test of my new stove. Yes I know it's geeky but I do test and evaluation for a living, hence I now know it'll boil my kettle in under 3.5 minutes (should be quicker if I use the heatshield) and should run for around 2 hours on half a litre of petrol [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img]
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<!--quoteo(post=125116:date=Fri 5th Jun 2009, 06:09 PM:name=ChrisG)-->QUOTE(ChrisG @ Fri 5th Jun 2009, 06:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Back on the survivalist theme, I've just had a quick test of my new stove. Yes I know it's geeky but I do test and evaluation for a living, hence I now know it'll boil my kettle in under 3.5 minutes (should be quicker if I use the heatshield) and should run for around 2 hours on half a litre of petrol [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I bet you haven't tried to see how many gallons of water you can actually boil in 2 hours with the heat shield on?
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