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  • #8452
    Olivia Pope
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭Olivia Pope


    Westgolf - thanks for your reply. That coffee on the terrace sounds lovely.

    Baybay - thanks for those tips.

    Manshay - thanks for explaining the difference between eurocamp and Kelair.

    Ellee - Thanks for the advice re the booking direct with the campsite, I have emailed them with my dates. I am not sure about the aircon either.

    Webpal - thanks so much for that detailed report on Solagogo. It sounds like just what we want really. Can I ask you two questions?

    1 - the beach. Is it a nice sandy beach. Our two love the beach and love making sandcastles and moats etc. A big part of our decision to go with Solagogo is to have the beach on our doorstep.

    2 - is the campsite very cramped, I was looking at aerial shots of it and it looks cramped. Maybe they all are. We stayed in tents when I was a child and I don't remember everything being on top of each other so much but that was 30 years ago and maybe that's just how I remember it.


  • #8453
    Deeman83
    Registered Users Posts: 165 ✭✭Deeman83


    Van.Bosch wrote: »
    Your 8 year old will need a negative PCR to get back to Ireland. Cut off is 7. It’s 11 for France so fine going out.

    Thanks, Hopefully Ireland will cut this requirement on 19th July?


  • #8454
    Van.Bosch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,927 ✭✭✭Van.Bosch


    Deeman83 wrote: »
    Thanks, Hopefully Ireland will cut this requirement on 19th July?

    Don’t think so - that is from the guidelines for July 19th onwards.


  • #8455
    webpal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,303 ✭✭✭webpal


    Olivia Pope wrote: »

    1 - the beach. Is it a nice sandy beach. Our two love the beach and love making sandcastles and moats etc. A big part of our decision to go with Solagogo is to have the beach on our doorstep.

    2 - is the campsite very cramped, I was looking at aerial shots of it and it looks cramped. Maybe they all are. We stayed in tents when I was a child and I don't remember everything being on top of each other so much but that was 30 years ago and maybe that's just how I remember it.
    It’s a lovely beach, all sand. There used to be a direct entrance from the campsite but due to storms they had to close it. The back gate is still there and there is a path along the dunes to the main beach entrance, only 100yds

    It’s not that cramped but I’ve stayed on sites with more space, you could always ring whoever you are booking with and ask for a map of their mobiles and request a particular one.


  • #8456
    freida
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 248 ✭✭freida


    Deeman83 wrote: »
    Thanks, Hopefully Ireland will cut this requirement on 19th July?

    There is actually a saliva based pcr test. I see some clinics doing them here for 119 so similar pricing and might be worth it for the kids. Just not sure about their availability in france for travelling home.


  • #8457
    ellee
    Registered Users Posts: 397 ✭✭ellee


    54and56 wrote: »
    Would you mind linking to that thread? I can't spot it amongst all the threads on there :o

    Here you are:

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058190556

    The first page links back to the other 2 threads also. It does tend to be plaged a bit by anti travel zealots, you have been warned!


  • #8458
    MorganIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 589 ✭✭✭MorganIRL


    RANT COMING....Just cancelled our holiday this year with Canvas in France. I'm raging (maybe unjustified some will say) as they wouldn't move the deposit only €99 to next year for us. They asked last year to hold the deposit from last year's holiday so they would have operational funds (I think this is wording they said) but they won't reciprocate this year. They have lost me and my friends (same boat as us) as customers, I'm sure we weren't the first judging by the customer services reaction, no management available to speak to when I asked. Basically said as Ireland is allowing holidays from the 19th July nothing stopping us (my employer is holding to a mandatory 2 wk unpaid isolation if we leave to Europe) taking up the holiday..I think it's bad form from Canvas, while IF who everyone seemed to ridicule for there customer service have given a credit note to be used next year..


  • #8459
    M_Murphy57
    Registered Users Posts: 725 ✭✭✭M_Murphy57


    Van.Bosch wrote: »
    Same here - issue is if a kid tests positive but I think I have a long way around that if you have a car. One parent and negative kids fly home(could be expensive) Drive to the UK, France is Amber so adult needs negative PCR, under 11 exempt. You also need to book day 2 & 8 tests. Drive through UK, ferry to NI (no test required) and home to Ireland. Would take ages and cost a fair bit but assuming kid is asymptomatic it would save you waiting up to 2 weeks in France.

    Another workaround is bring you work laptop if that's an option. Book into a cheap apartment for 2 weeks with the positive kid. You dont miss work, they get another 2 weeks in Spain. Then they qualify for a green cert as recovered from covid so no need to worry about them still failing PCRs. Fly home.


  • #8460
    M_Murphy57
    Registered Users Posts: 725 ✭✭✭M_Murphy57


    First Up wrote: »
    I've been asking how/when/where we get our vaccination certificates but the only answer is to check for updates.....

    Someone posted on another thread they should be available to download from the 17th.


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  • #8461
    yiddo59
    Registered Users Posts: 1,179 ✭✭✭yiddo59


    Under France’s new travel rules, children are considered to have the same vaccination status as their accompanying adult

    https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/Travel-France-Under-18s-covered-by-parent-s-Covid-vaccine-status


  • #8462
    M_Murphy57
    Registered Users Posts: 725 ✭✭✭M_Murphy57


    yiddo59 wrote: »
    Under France’s new travel rules, children are considered to have the same vaccination status as their accompanying adult

    https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/Travel-France-Under-18s-covered-by-parent-s-Covid-vaccine-status

    Edit - kids still need a test on entry though unless coming from greenlist country


  • #8463
    Deeman83
    Registered Users Posts: 165 ✭✭Deeman83


    M_Murphy57 wrote: »
    Edit - kids still need a test on entry though unless coming from greenlist country



    Kids as in over 11?


    Confusing all these rules and tests, plus different requirements for different countries!


    Has anyone researched where to get PCR tests in France for the return journey back into Ireland?


    Its not clear as yet. It looks like they will be free at least.
    Hopefully it will be easily accessible places like chemists.


  • #8464
    54and56
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,700 ✭✭✭54and56


    MorganIRL wrote: »
    my employer is holding to a mandatory 2 wk unpaid isolation if we leave to Europe

    On what basis is your employer able to do that post July 19th? It would be a shame if you've cancelled your holiday on the basis of something your employer cannot and ultimately will not do.

    How would your employer even know where you went on your holiday?

    I can understand your employer saying they wouldn't pay you if you had to quarantine / self isolate on return from France post July 19th (and weren't able to work from home etc) but assuming you're vaccinated or have a negative PCR test on arrival back from France what's stopping you returning to work just as you would if you'd spent 2 weeks in Wexford?


  • #8465
    First Up
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,823 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    M_Murphy57 wrote:
    Someone posted on another thread they should be available to download from the 17th.


    Thanks. Do you know from who?


  • #8466
    yiddo59
    Registered Users Posts: 1,179 ✭✭✭yiddo59


    MorganIRL wrote: »
    RANT COMING....Just cancelled our holiday this year with Canvas in France. I'm raging (maybe unjustified some will say) as they wouldn't move the deposit only €99 to next year for us. They asked last year to hold the deposit from last year's holiday so they would have operational funds (I think this is wording they said) but they won't reciprocate this year. They have lost me and my friends (same boat as us) as customers, I'm sure we weren't the first judging by the customer services reaction, no management available to speak to when I asked. Basically said as Ireland is allowing holidays from the 19th July nothing stopping us (my employer is holding to a mandatory 2 wk unpaid isolation if we leave to Europe) taking up the holiday..I think it's bad form from Canvas, while IF who everyone seemed to ridicule for there customer service have given a credit note to be used next year..


    If I were you I'd be making an enquiry on the legality of the bit in bold from Citizens Information or a solicitor.


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  • #8467
    Olivia Pope
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭Olivia Pope


    Sol a gogo campsite came back to me and they had a mobile for one week in July 2022, so that didn't suit. I booked with Kelair this afternoon, 12 nights in sol a gogo. Thanks to everyone who gave me advice.

    Do most people bring a roof box? We will probably rent one for the first year.

    Are groceries in the big supermarkets around the same price as here. We would shop in Dunnes or Supervalu. Trying to do a bit of budgeting.

    Can anyone advise what it costs to rent bikes? Do they have tandem bikes in any campsites?

    What's the story with washing clothes. Do people just bring a bit of detergent from Ireland and wash things in the sink as needs be and bring anything very dirty home? Or do most do a few washes in the commonal machines on sites. What do they cost and do you have to hang around waiting for it?

    Also, do people bring alot of stuff with them. When we rent a holiday house in Ireland I bring alot of my own stuff, as I like to have my own salad bowl, lettuce drier, tea towels etc.

    If groceries are alot more expensive in the big supermarkets in France, do people bring a certain amount of non perishable groceries and toiletries with them.

    Apologies for all the novice questions. TIA


  • #8468
    54and56
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,700 ✭✭✭54and56


    Olivia Pope wrote: »
    I booked with Kelair this afternoon, 12 nights in sol a gogo. Thanks to everyone who gave me advice.

    You'll have a great time there. I haven't been to the site but know where it is as I spent a few years holidaying in St Jean de Mont and love the area. Always liked the pizza restaurant just down the road from Sol a GoGo as it happens, think it's part of another campsite actually.
    Olivia Pope wrote: »
    Do most people bring a roof box? We will probably rent one for the first year.

    Yeah we always have. when the kids were younger it was great for all the extra stuff you like to have for them. In later years we pack our clothes in bin bags and fill the roof box so we can keep the boot free for wine etc on the way home ;)

    Rather than jump into renting why not put out a call on Facebook to see if any of your contacts has one they'd let you use and in return you can bring them back some wine as a thank you? Most people who have their own roof box only use it once a year so.
    Olivia Pope wrote: »
    Are groceries in the big supermarkets around the same price as here. We would shop in Dunnes or Supervalu. Trying to do a bit of budgeting.

    Yeah similar for a lot of stuff like detergents etc and I actually find more expensive for fresh meat but much cheaper for fresh fruit and veg, cheese and wine etc. It's swings and roundabouts.
    Olivia Pope wrote: »
    Can anyone advise what it costs to rent bikes? Do they have tandem bikes in any campsites?

    Depends on the type of bike you want but typical leisure bikes tend to cost €8-€10 a day but you can get deals like €50 for a week. Haven't seen tandem bikes offered for rent but have seen bikes with towing trailers for kids/ dogs / stuff.

    I do a lot of cycling and know supply chains are completely dysfunctional due to factories closing during Covid whilst demand sky rocketed so prices have gone up and lead times are ridiculous so it's possible bikes may not be as freely available to rent as prior years and / or may be more expensive.
    Olivia Pope wrote: »
    What's the story with washing clothes. Do people just bring a bit of detergent from Ireland and wash things in the sink as needs be and bring anything very dirty home? Or do most do a few washes in the commonal machines on sites. What do they cost and do you have to hang around waiting for it?

    Spot on. Wash what you can in the sink and plan one or two washes in the communal facility. Each site is slightly different but older machines will need €1 and €2 coins and you'll more or less have to hang around to transfer from washing machine to dryer and then collect when finished. Easy enough to just plan to do especially if you're planning a "down" day or the weather isn't great.
    Olivia Pope wrote: »
    Also, do people bring alot of stuff with them. When we rent a holiday house in Ireland I bring alot of my own stuff, as I like to have my own salad bowl, lettuce drier, tea towels etc.

    Yes we always bring things like a Nutri Bullet blender for making smoothies, cocktails, sauces and marinades etc, a Mocha pot for making coffee (even though there's almost always a French Press provided), some knives and a chopping board for prepping food, my own BBQ tools etc We only do this because we tend to have the space to do so with a large roof box. It's really not necessary but we find those things make kitchen life a lot easier Vs what comes as standard in the mobile.
    Olivia Pope wrote: »
    If groceries are alot more expensive in the big supermarkets in France, do people bring a certain amount of non perishable groceries and toiletries with them.

    If you have favorite items or just room to bring some essentials which will take pressure off you having to find them straight away when you arrive then why not?
    Olivia Pope wrote: »
    Apologies for all the novice questions. TIA

    No need for apologies, everyone on this thread was a novice at some stage. The whole idea of the thread is to share info and tips etc. I've certainly benefitted from others knowledge and assistance over the years.


  • #8469
    Baybay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,088 ✭✭✭Baybay


    54and56 wrote: »
    ...plan one or two washes in the communal facility.

    Jeepers, fair play 54and56!


  • #8470
    M_Murphy57
    Registered Users Posts: 725 ✭✭✭M_Murphy57


    First Up wrote: »
    Thanks. Do you know from who?

    I dont know the exact url* but you download a QR code from the govt (think you can print it out on paper either) which should be available from the 17th (or later for people not yet vaccinated obvs)

    The airlines etc are all using an EU app called verifier that scans the QR code and verifies via *insert IT magic* it's legit and govt issued.

    *govt will have to let us know the link/process obviously but will probably leave it to last minute.com to try to put people off going abroad...


  • #8471
    First Up
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,823 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    54and56 wrote:
    Rather than jump into renting why not put out a call on Facebook to see if any of your contacts has one they'd let you use and in return you can bring them back some wine as a thank you? Most people who have their own roof box only use it once a year so.

    Don't forget that you also need roof bars.


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  • #8472
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,154 ✭✭✭✭josip


    Don't forget that with a roof box you'll now be at least 1.9m high, possibly higher.
    Some car parks, etc may be no go places with the extra height.


  • #8473
    Olivia Pope
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭Olivia Pope


    54and56 wrote: »
    You'll have a great time there. I haven't been to the site but know where it is as I spent a few years holidaying in St Jean de Mont and love the area. Always liked the pizza restaurant just down the road from Sol a GoGo as it happens, think it's part of another campsite actually.



    Yeah we always have. when the kids were younger it was great for all the extra stuff you like to have for them. In later years we pack our clothes in bin bags and fill the roof box so we can keep the boot free for wine etc on the way home ;)

    Rather than jump into renting why not put out a call on Facebook to see if any of your contacts has one they'd let you use and in return you can bring them back some wine as a thank you? Most people who have their own roof box only use it once a year so.



    Yeah similar for a lot of stuff like detergents etc and I actually find more expensive for fresh meat but much cheaper for fresh fruit and veg, cheese and wine etc. It's swings and roundabouts.



    Depends on the type of bike you want but typical leisure bikes tend to cost €8-€10 a day but you can get deals like €50 for a week. Haven't seen tandem bikes offered for rent but have seen bikes with towing trailers for kids/ dogs / stuff.

    I do a lot of cycling and know supply chains are completely dysfunctional due to factories closing during Covid whilst demand sky rocketed so prices have gone up and lead times are ridiculous so it's possible bikes may not be as freely available to rent as prior years and / or may be more expensive.



    Spot on. Wash what you can in the sink and plan one or two washes in the communal facility. Each site is slightly different but older machines will need €1 and €2 coins and you'll more or less have to hang around to transfer from washing machine to dryer and then collect when finished. Easy enough to just plan to do especially if you're planning a "down" day or the weather isn't great.



    Yes we always bring things like a Nutri Bullet blender for making smoothies, cocktails, sauces and marinades etc, a Mocha pot for making coffee (even though there's almost always a French Press provided), some knives and a chopping board for prepping food, my own BBQ tools etc We only do this because we tend to have the space to do so with a large roof box. It's really not necessary but we find those things make kitchen life a lot easier Vs what comes as standard in the mobile.



    If you have favorite items or just room to bring some essentials which will take pressure off you having to find them straight away when you arrive then why not?



    No need for apologies, everyone on this thread was a novice at some stage. The whole idea of the thread is to share info and tips etc. I've certainly benefitted from others knowledge and assistance over the years.


    54 and 56, thank you so much for that reply. I have a better idea now of what we can bring etc. I don't think I know anyone well enough to borrow a roofbox, as in my own family and close friends don't have them. But thanks for the suggestion. I like your empty boot strategy for the wine to bring home!
    Very excited now, only 55 weeks to go!!


  • #8474
    loyatemu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,107 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    josip wrote: »
    Don't forget that with a roof box you'll now be at least 1.9m high, possibly higher.
    Some car parks, etc may be no go places with the extra height.

    this is true, it's worth taking the box off when you get to the campsite, as in particular many beach car parks have height barriers.

    If you have a tall car (like an SUV or MPV) putting the box on and off can be difficult without a step-ladder. I used to pull the car right up beside the decking and stand on top of the rails to unscrew the brackets.


  • #8475
    Olivia Pope
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭Olivia Pope


    loyatemu wrote: »
    this is true, it's worth taking the box off when you get to the campsite, as in particular many beach car parks have height barriers.

    If you have a tall car (like an SUV or MPV) putting the box on and off can be difficult without a step-ladder. I used to pull the car right up beside the decking and stand on top of the rails to unscrew the brackets.


    That sounds like alot of hassle. is it very complicated taking it off. We are going to go with a crowd who rent them out so they can fit it and take it off for us. I didnt realise it would cause an issue going into certain places. We have an SUV type car.


  • #8476
    loyatemu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,107 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    Olivia Pope wrote: »
    That sounds like alot of hassle. is it very complicated taking it off. We are going to go with a crowd who rent them out so they can fit it and take it off for us. I didnt realise it would cause an issue going into certain places. We have an SUV type car.

    it's not a dealbreaker, it just means you will occasionally find it more difficult to park.

    In terms of taking it on/off, on our box at least, the brackets are attached inside the box, so you have to lean into it to do/undo them. For the the brackets on the hinged side, this can be awkward on a tall car.


  • #8477
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,154 ✭✭✭✭josip


    Olivia Pope wrote: »
    That sounds like alot of hassle. is it very complicated taking it off. We are going to go with a crowd who rent them out so they can fit it and take it off for us. I didnt realise it would cause an issue going into certain places. We have an SUV type car.

    We take ours on/off 3 or 4 times over the summer, sometimes just for the sake of a week.
    Ours is the Exodus model from Halfords and it's a 2 minutes job to unsnap the internal fasteners.
    You might need 2 people to take it off, although 1 confident, strong person should manage it.
    The longest part is overcoming the OCD in the early years when you try to centre the bars equally under the box for weight distribution AND align it perfectly square so as to minimise the frontal area at motorway speeds.
    By year 5, those will no longer be a concern and putting it on is more like, "..be grand."


  • #8478
    loyatemu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,107 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    josip wrote: »
    The longest part is overcoming the OCD in the early years when you try to centre the bars equally under the box for weight distribution AND align it perfectly square so as to minimise the frontal area at motorway speeds.
    By year 5, those will no longer be a concern and putting it on is more like, "..be grand."

    I've been putting mine right over to the passenger side in order to fit a bike rack alongside it, it's grand. Provided it doesn't stick out further than the wing mirrors...

    one thing that I haven't mentioned is the extra noise, particularly if you have a fancy glass roof on your car. We had a Renault with a so-called "panoramic roof" and it was like being on a helicopter when we had the roofbox on at motorway speeds. Much better now we have a car with a standard roof.


  • #8479
    yiddo59
    Registered Users Posts: 1,179 ✭✭✭yiddo59


    josip wrote: »
    We take ours on/off 3 or 4 times over the summer, sometimes just for the sake of a week.
    Ours is the Exodus model from Halfords and it's a 2 minutes job to unsnap the internal fasteners.
    You might need 2 people to take it off, although 1 confident, strong person should manage it.
    The longest part is overcoming the OCD in the early years when you try to centre the bars equally under the box for weight distribution AND align it perfectly square so as to minimise the frontal area at motorway speeds.
    By year 5, those will no longer be a concern and putting it on is more like, "..be grand."


    Over the years I'd graduated to the " be grand" :D option until a few years ago leaving Carteret on the way to Cherbourg the load as they say shifted! Luckily we were on a quiet stretch of road and after a few expletives and a quick repack we were on our way again! :o


  • #8480
    54and56
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,700 ✭✭✭54and56


    loyatemu wrote: »
    it's not a dealbreaker, it just means you will occasionally find it more difficult to park.

    The amount of times I forgot we had a roofbox and found out the hard / stupid way :o

    I quickly learned the benefit of being able to access all car parks and not having to worry about the roofbox was worth the 5 minute hassle of taking it off at the start of the holiday and putting it back on again on the last day for packing.
    loyatemu wrote: »
    In terms of taking it on/off, on our box at least, the brackets are attached inside the box, so you have to lean into it to do/undo them. For the the brackets on the hinged side, this can be awkward on a tall car.

    We do it by opening the doors and standing on the seats and for securing the internal brackets I just get one of the kids (now 16!!) to hop up pretty much into the box making sure they only put their weight (hands / feet) over the roof bars and not where the box isn't supported. Takes about a minute to secure the 4 screw down brackets in our box. Never had a problem.


  • #8481
    MorganIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 589 ✭✭✭MorganIRL


    54and56 wrote: »
    On what basis is your employer able to do that post July 19th? It would be a shame if you've cancelled your holiday on the basis of something your employer cannot and ultimately will not do.

    How would your employer even know where you went on your holiday?

    I can understand your employer saying they wouldn't pay you if you had to quarantine / self isolate on return from France post July 19th (and weren't able to work from home etc) but assuming you're vaccinated or have a negative PCR test on arrival back from France what's stopping you returning to work just as you would if you'd spent 2 weeks in Wexford?

    Thanks guys, the mandatory 2 wks wasn't really the killer, it was the PCR test for our 2 eldest, and the concern of a positive test for one or both. The costs of such a thing staying in France for the quarantine. Unlike some we wouldn't travel back unless we got a negative test.. the bug bear is the unsympathetic approach from Canvas, when the ball is in there court this time and they have the legal side with them.


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  • #8482
    Olivia Pope
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭Olivia Pope


    Thanks for all the replies about the roof box. I don't think we will be leaving the immediate campsite area much. Our two will have just turned six and they have never been abroad, so i think we will be very much based in the site and the direct access beach for this trip. So we can just try and leave it on. I'm the handy person in our house and I think I'd prefer to leave the box on rather than mess it up.
    My hope is that we will absolutely love the trip, and we can buy a roof box then and I will have time to work it out, practice putting it on etc.


  • #8483
    Wally Runs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 586 ✭✭✭Wally Runs


    Olivia, a lot of good advice there and your location has everything you need and more. If you arrive on a Sunday beware that most shops are closed. Things have got better over the last few years and you will find in the bigger resorts supermarkets open on Sunday morning.

    We would generally a pack frozen cooked meal for the first night and keep it in a cool bag/box. Between the ferry and the drive it is ready to heat up by the time you arrive. Also a frozen litre of milk or two is handy. Just means that you have something feed the crew on your first night and morning. You will find the French like to shop in the mornings, so most are packed, they are empty after lunch. This means you can have the beach to yourself in the AM. The French arrive on the beach around midday, and you will more than likely leave then with your Irish skin, and have the shops to yourself.

    Finally, you will always pack too much.


  • #8484
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 33,174 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    Wally Runs wrote: »

    Finally, you will always pack too much.

    This.

    Been over 7 or 8 times at this stage, cut back on packing Every year and still come back with something not worn:pac:


  • #8485
    tfeldi
    Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭tfeldi


    We have decided to move our trip to next year. How do I move our Irish Ferries tickets from August this year to summer next year? They are flexible but booked with Tesco clubcard points.

    The sailing schedule is only shown until early October. So, do I need to move the ticket in multiple stages? So first to October and in October to a few months further to eventually end up with a summer 2022 booking, or is there a better option?


  • #8486
    Olivia Pope
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭Olivia Pope


    Thanks Wally and Shamo for those tips. We are arriving early on a weekday, so we should be OK for the big shop at the start. That's a very good idea about bringing the frozen dinner.
    Like all women I know, i will bring too much clothes for myself and my children. I don't think I will ever manage to not do that.

    For anyone who has been in the St. Jean de Mont/St. Hilaire de Riez area for Bastille day, would you recommend anywhere in particular for fireworks. Hopefully all those things will be back to normal for 14 July 2022.


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    Wally Runs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 586 ✭✭✭Wally Runs


    Olivia Pope wrote: »
    For anyone who has been in the St. Jean de Mont/St. Hilaire de Riez area for Bastille day, would you recommend anywhere in particular for fireworks. Hopefully all those things will be back to normal for 14 July 2022.

    Anywhere on the prom for fireworks, more will be happening in St. Jean.


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    M_Murphy57
    Registered Users Posts: 725 ✭✭✭M_Murphy57


    Wally Runs wrote: »
    Anywhere on the prom for fireworks, more will be happening in St. Jean.

    Even not on the prom, we could see them from our campsite one year, which was quite a bit away.


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    westgolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 831 ✭✭✭westgolf


    Anybody hired or rented a roofbox for their trip ? We changed the primary car since our last trip. Had an insignia with a huge boot, now have a qashqai with a smaller boot. Looking at renting but would buy if it's a better deal. Will need it for two separate staycation trips this year.


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    MorganIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 589 ✭✭✭MorganIRL


    westgolf wrote: »
    Anybody hired or rented a roofbox for their trip ? We changed the primary car since our last trip. Had an insignia with a huge boot, now have a qashqai with a smaller boot. Looking at renting but would buy if it's a better deal. Will need it for two separate staycation trips this year.

    There is a company that hire online, but I thought expensive.. keep an eye on done deal and adverts and 1 or 2 pop up. And if you don't get one, hire for trip while watching the same sites again during the off season to buy 2nd hand


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    dzer2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,956 ✭✭✭dzer2


    westgolf wrote: »
    Anybody hired or rented a roofbox for their trip ? We changed the primary car since our last trip. Had an insignia with a huge boot, now have a qashqai with a smaller boot. Looking at renting but would buy if it's a better deal. Will need it for two separate staycation trips this year.

    Have you raised roof rails on the qashgai if so I have a set of roof bars that will fit


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    Olivia Pope
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    westgolf wrote: »
    

    Anybody hired or rented a roofbox for their trip ? We changed the primary car since our last trip. Had an insignia with a huge boot, now have a qashqai with a smaller boot. Looking at renting but would buy if it's a better deal. Will need it for two separate staycation trips this year.
    

    

    
I have details for a crowd on the Model Farm Road area in Cork, if that's any good for you? 
    

    

    

     



    


     
     
    

    

    

    

    

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    westgolf wrote: »
    

    Anybody hired or rented a roofbox for their trip ? We changed the primary car since our last trip. Had an insignia with a huge boot, now have a qashqai with a smaller boot. Looking at renting but would buy if it's a better deal. Will need it for two separate staycation trips this year.
    

    




    
Micks garage is cheap enough to buy this stuff online 
    

    

    

     



    


     
     
    

    

    

    

    

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    average_runner wrote: »
    

    Micks garage is cheap enough to buy this stuff online
    

    

    
loads of them on done deal as well when people change cars 
    

    

    

     



    


     
     
    

    

    

    

    

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Aer lingus cancelled all flights to and from Nantes this summer- our flights were sold out so it's not that they weren't viable as such. They must be really cutting back routes now after such long periods of no travel. Managed to get flights with ryanair but more expensive and further away airport and we'll need to find a hotel or b&b for our last night. Campsite have no availability to take is an extra night. Last attempt- if these get cancelled we won't be looking at other flights, ferries etc and will accept defeat 
    

    

    

     



    


     
     
    

    

    

    

    

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So has anyone here travelled out of Dublin/Rosslare/Cork harbour's on your way to a holiday in France with your roof box / bike rack laden car screaming "WE'RE GOING ON HOLIDAY" and were you stopped by the Gardai and asked why you were travelling or has anyone been fined (under this legislation) for travelling abroad from a ferry port for a non essential reason?

    
It appears Gardai are questioning travellers at airports, is it the same at ferry ports? 
    

    

    

     



    


     
     
    

    

    

    

    

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Just wondering if anyone had any luck booking tickets with Irish Ferries for August travelling with pets?
    
It keeps telling me that there's no sails. Make's no sense. Any1 know whats the story with them? 
    

    

    

     



    


     
     
    

    

    

    

    

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    damian01211 wrote:
    

    Just wondering if anyone had any luck booking tickets with Irish Ferries for August travelling with pets? It keeps telling me that there's no sails. Make's no sense. Any1 know whats the story with them?
    

    


    
I don't know about pets but according to their website, it looks like IF sail from Dublin to Cherbourg every second day in August. 
    

    

    

     



    


     
     
    

    

    

    

    

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    First Up wrote: »
    

    I don't know about pets but according to their website, it looks like IF sail from Dublin to Cherbourg every second day in August.
    

    

    
Yes they do but it seems that I cannot book it with pets, if I exclude pet, I'm able to book it. Makes no sense. 
    

    

    

     



    


     
     
    

    

    

    

    

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    damian01211 wrote: »
    

    Yes they do but it seems that I cannot book it with pets, if I exclude pet, I'm able to book it. Makes no sense.
    

    

    
More than likely means that it’s booked up. They can only take a limited number of pets as they have limited kennels. 
    

    

    

     



    


     
     
    

    

    

    

    

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    dzer2 wrote: »
    

    Have you raised roof rails on the qashgai if so I have a set of roof bars that will fit
    

    

    
Thanks for the offer Dzer2, appreciate it, I have the qashqai model with the raised bars and glass roof. Will get back to you by the weekend once I know what I'm doing.
    
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