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Date | From | To | Distance | Hours | Notes |
May-01 | Istanbul | Gallipoli | 270 | 5.5 | Starting from Selimpassa Camp to Gallipoli National Park camp site |
2 | Gallipoli | Layday | Day in Gallipoli. Can take 15min ferry to Canakkale and Troy and return if desired. | ||
3 | Gallipoli | Alexandropolis | 187 | 3.5 | Enter Greece |
4 | Alexandropolis | Thassos | 130 | 2.5 | Get 30min ferry from Keramoti. Stay in one of several beachside camp grounds |
5 | Thassos | Layday | Day off on rugged island of Thassos. Spectacular views and great seafood. | ||
6 | Thassos | Thessalonika | 230 | 4.5 | 1hr ferry trip to Kavalla then on to the pretty second city of Greece. |
7 | Thessalonika | Volos | 222 | 4.5 | Via magnificent scenic route past Mount Olympus |
8 | Volos | Athens/Piraeus | 292 | 6 | Board ferry to Crete at 2000. Arrive Iraklion 0630. |
9 | Iraklion | Chania | 125 | 2.5 | Lunch at Rethimnon. Outdoor café dinner on ancient harbour wall. |
10 | Chania | Sfakia | 95 | 2 | Morning Maleme airfield/war graves then mountain drive south coast evacuation point. |
11 | Sfakia | Chania/Suda | 105 | 2 | Walk up spectacular gorge, winding drive to Souda (Main Crete war Cemetary) |
12 | Souda | Iraklion | 125 | 2.5 | Explore ancient harbour town and lost city of Knossos. |
13 | Iraklion | Iraklion | 148 | 3 | Drive the beautiful coast - lunch at Agios-Nikolaos. Return to ferry at 2100/ Piraeus at 0630 |
14 | Piraeus/Athens | Korinthos | 60 | 1 | Day exploring Athens then short drive over Corinth Canal to camp site. |
15 | Korinthos | Patra | 120 | 2.5 | Relaxed costal drive. Visit ANZAC evacuation ports. Board ferry at 1700/ Ancona 1300 |
16 | Ancona | Layday | Arrive 1300 rest and explore. Meet up with Italian Military Vehicle Club members. | ||
17 | Ancona | Scarperia | 200 | 4 | Cross Italian mountain spine to Scarperia. Picturesque Tuscan village 20kms from Florence. |
18 | Scarperia | Pisa | 82 | 1.5 | Sightseeing Florence and Pisa. |
19 | Pisa | Garlenda | 268 | 5.5 | One of the most beautiful coastal drives in the world. Garlenda village welcome. |
20 | Garlenda | Turin | 180 | 2.5 | Pretty drive to probably the nicest big city of the whole trip. |
21 | Turin | Feriolo | 160 | 2.5 | Drive up the picture-postcard Lake Maggiore. Camp ground on the lake waterfront. |
22 | Feriola | Layday | Day off to catch up on washing, shopping, sightseeing and swimming. | ||
23 | Verbano | Seelisberg | 200 | 5 | Winding Semplon Pass, Furka underground railway, Seelisberg mountain-top lake camp. |
24 | Seelisberg | Mulhouse | 160 | 3 | Three great museums - Automobile, Firefighters and Railways. |
25 | Mulhouse | Verdun | 250 | 5 | Enter France |
26 | Verdun | Layday | Visit the Citadel, untouched WW1 battle sites and French National War Memorial. | ||
27 | Verdun | Bois de Boulogne | 280 | 5 | Night visit to Paris if desired |
28 | Bois de Boulogne | Layday | Paris day. Drive or catch train. Visit French Military Club large workshops. | ||
29 | Bois de Boulogne | Bagnoles de L'Orne | 170 | 3.5 | Beautiful small spa town nestled in forested hills. |
30 | Bagnoles de L'Orne | Pontorson | 80 | 1.5 | Straight on to Mont St Michel (9kms) for day before returning to camp. |
31 | Pontorson | Periers | 60 | 1 | Nice drive to Peter Tomb's farm. Clean-up. Look at Peter's collection, BBQ |
1-Jun | Periers | Etreham | 50 | 1 | Join British MVT at campground. |
2 - 7 Jun | Normandy Activities | ||||
8 | Etreham | Dieppe | 220 | 4.5 | Via coast road and outstanding scenery. |
9 | Dieppe | Villers-Bretonneux | 100 | 2 | Australian national War Memorial. |
10 | Villers- Bretonneux | Amiens | 130 | 2.5 | Ancient cathedral town. Many war cemetaries and museums enroute |
11 | Amiens | Eiper/Ypres | 180 | 3.5 | Canadian Memorial Vimy Ridge, tunnels. Last Post/ Lowering of Australian flag Eiper Menin Gate |
12 | Eiper/Ypres | Zeebrugge | 60 | 1 | Loading, customs etc. expected 1-2 days before train to Brussels or Paris etc for trip home. |