Mittens Benidorm 2006 - WED 16 AUG to WED 23 AUG

Goldmund · Sun 30/07/2006 21:10:35

Ouch, I've missed the fact that Papa Puma already settled everything :o

Cool, so we're full now!
Let's make arrangments not later than this week, as we'll be absent later on!

magintz · Sun 30/07/2006 23:01:48

Goldmund, roughly how much are we goinging to be needing to give you for this trip.

Also farlander I assume I'm renting the 3 man tent with m0ds and petteri, if so how much is the renting and how much is the whole week costing us. I'm doing my holiday finance planning and need to work out my budget and suchness

Goldmund · Mon 31/07/2006 00:09:56

The ViaMichelin website calculates the diesel and tolls cost at around 70 euro, let's round it up to 80 in case air-conditioning and luggage weight uses more fuel (of course we'll know the exact amount after arrival).
It means around 15 euro per person.

m0ds · Mon 31/07/2006 00:42:09

Im bringing a 3 man tent. Hopefully the little car will handle it. Is ours the same as Goldmunds car?

m0ds · Mon 31/07/2006 22:36:28

Bump! CJ, what does our car look like?

scotch · Mon 31/07/2006 22:49:15

They don't tell you the exact model you'll get but it'll be in this class: "Compact 4/5 Dr Manual (A/C) UK example: Vauxhall Astra / Ford Focus". We drove around in CJ's Focus at Brittens for a bit, it should manage as long as not everyone is bringing tents and sleeping bags.

m0ds · Tue 01/08/2006 09:50:47

Okie doke, well currently I am bringing sleeping bag, tent and rucksack.

Also, CJ - do you still live in Luton? If so how far are you from the airport, and would there perhaps be a spare parking space on your drive? I can get a national express bus but because of the time we get back, I might have to wait til the morning to travel home - so I'm considering driving to the airport. But only if you're still there and maybe have a space

If not, i'll get the bus.

Matt Goble · Tue 01/08/2006 22:23:23

M0Ds,

Are all your tent spaces spoken for? I'm just thinking how many of us are travelling in the barcelona car may be bringing tents. If you've got room, I can leave mine at home as it's only a 1-2 man tent.

I've been meaning to go through the posts and get all the information together (perhaps get the first post updated) with people's timelines and in-tent-ions (see what I did there?

). Anyway, if I don't get it done tonight, I'll try and do something for thursday (if no-one beats me to it)

-- UPDATE --

Thanks to Petteri, who had already done a lot of the tracking!

Tuesday 15th August

London Gatwick to Barcelona (18:25 - 21:30) - Iberia

- Mattgoble

London Luton to Barcelona (18:45 - 21:55) - Easyjet

- CJ
- AGA
- Scotch
- Layabout
- M0Ds

*Quintaros arrives in Alicante via Bus?*

Wednesday 16th August

Frankfurt to Alicante (04:15 - 06:45) - Air Berlin

- Sinitrena

Oslo, Norway to Alicante, Spain (9:30 - 13:25) - Scandinavian Airlines flight SK 4675

- Petteri

Arriving in Alicante (14:10) - TBC

- Helm

Arriving in Alicante (16:00)

- Grundislav

Arriving in Alicante (16:45)

- Radiant

Arriving in Alicante (17:20)

- Chrille

*Quintaros gets a morning bus to Benidorm*
*Alicante Airport Group to catch a bus to Benidorm together between 17:30 - 21:00. Meeting up in the front of the Arrival Hall*
*Goldmund and Dominika collect Disco, Magintz & Layabout from Barcelona for the trip to Benidorm. Meeting at 14:00 by Columbus column*
*CJ, AGA, Scotch, M0Ds & Mattgoble are taking the hire car from Barcelona for the trip to Benidorm*

Thursday 17th August

Uk to Alicante (arrive 19:15)

- Becky
- Dark Stalkey

MITTENS!!1!!11

Tent Details

M0Ds' Tent of 3

- M0Ds
- Magintz
- Petteri

Chrille's Tent of 3

- Chrille
- Grundislav
- Scotch

Other Tent of 3

- Quintaros
- Radiant
- Layabout

Farlander's Tent of 2

- Farlander
- Lorena

Dark Stalkey's Tent of 2

- Adam
- Becky

Goldmund's Tent of 2

- Goldmund
- Dominika

CJ's Tent of 2

- CJ
- Helm

Farlander's Tent of 1

- Mattgoble

Other Tent of 2

- Sinitrena
- Disco

Alone

- AGA

Wednesday 23rd August

*CJ, AGA, Scotch, M0Ds & Mattgoble are taking the hire car from Benidorm for the trip back to Barcelona - Leaving Early / Mid Afternoon*
*Goldmund and Dominika taking Disco, Magintz & Layabout back to Barcelona??*

Alicante to Frankfurt (14:00 - 16:35) - Air Berlin

- Sinitrena

Alicante to Finland (14:50)

- Petteri

Alicante (17:25)

- Radiant

Alicante to UK (19:30)

- Becky
- Dark Stalkey

Barcelona to Heathrow (20:55 - 22:10) - Iberia

- Mattgoble

Barcelona to London Luton (22:30 - 23:50) - Easyjet

- CJ
- AGA
- Scotch
- Disco
- Magintz
- Layabout
- M0Ds

Shout if things are wrong / more details to add.

Going. To. Bed.

m0ds · Wed 02/08/2006 01:05:26

Matt, I'm afraid there's no more room in my inn

Nacho · Wed 02/08/2006 08:54:56

Mattglobe, the last msn message I received from Scotch was that he was bringing a tent, so, if there's no call in a different direction, you'll be hosted in David Scott's Inn.

For girls, just a quick note... We're going to a water park, so, bring at least a piece swimming dress that "secures" it all propperly.

Matt Goble · Wed 02/08/2006 09:15:55

Quote from: m0ds on Wed 02/08/2006 01:05:26
Matt, I'm afraid there's no more room in my inn

Doh!

Quote from: Nacho on Wed 02/08/2006 08:54:56
Mattglobe, the last msn message I received from Scotch was that he was bringing a tent, so, if there's no call in a different direction, you'll be hosted in David Scott's Inn.

Yay!

Quote from: Nacho on Wed 02/08/2006 08:54:56
For girls, just a quick note... We're going to a water park, so, bring at least a piece swimming dress that "secures" it all propperly.

Doh!

Pet Terry · Wed 02/08/2006 09:31:12

Waterpark yay! Also, I can't wait to visit Terra Mitica!

Matt, if you want to include more specific travel routes in your post, my flightmare is following:

Helsinki, Finland - Stockholm, Sweden (7:15 - 7:20)
Stockholm, Sweden - Oslo, Norway (8:05 - 9:00)
Oslo, Norway - Alicante, Spain (9:30 - 13:25)

It's a silly route, but overall the best one I could find so

It might get a tad confusing to include everyone's exact travel routes though, so I guess "Finland - Alicante" is okay. On the other hand, Sinitrena, I'm coming to Alicante via Norway on Scandinavian Airlines flight SK 4675, so you might want to keep an eye on that flight and be ready to greet me when I arrive!

Also I think Helm arrives in Alicante at 14:10 on the 16th.

scotch · Wed 02/08/2006 09:31:27

I'm not bringing a tent, Chrille, Grundislav and I are sharing one which Chrille is bringing. (And that's as many as will fit in it)

Matt Goble · Wed 02/08/2006 12:44:46

Quote from: scotch on Wed 02/08/2006 09:31:27
I'm not bringing a tent, Chrille, Grundislav and I are sharing one which Chrille is bringing. (And that's as many as will fit in it)

That's ok, I can bring my tent - I just started thinking that if M0Ds is bring his, and Chris his, we were going to end up with an awful lot of tents in one car!

Pumaman · Wed 02/08/2006 17:19:19

Quote from: m0ds on Tue 01/08/2006 09:50:47
Okie doke, well currently I am bringing sleeping bag, tent and rucksack.

I would ask everyone to travel as light as possible; hopefully the car will have a decent size boot, but even quite a large one might have trouble packing all our luggage in. Having said that, I will also be bringing sleeping bag, tent and rucksack so we'll just have to see what happens.

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Also, CJ - do you still live in Luton? If so how far are you from the airport, and would there perhaps be a spare parking space on your drive? I can get a national express bus but because of the time we get back, I might have to wait til the morning to travel home - so I'm considering driving to the airport. But only if you're still there and maybe have a space If not, i'll get the bus.

Next week I'm moving house to St Albans; however, I've booked a space at Luton Airport Parking, so if you want you could probably drive to my house, leave your car there and come with me to the airport. I'm not certain though what the parking situation is like if you did that, you might need to leave it on the road.

Goldmund · Wed 02/08/2006 19:02:06

Wow, I love it how everyone accepted the meeting by the Nelson's Column, never minding the fact that it stands in Trafalgar Square.

Columbus Column. Columbus. In a port at one end of Las Ramblas.

Nacho · Wed 02/08/2006 19:16:48

Mattglobe, I have tents here... 11, to be precise. If you want to travel light, you can.

EDIT: On Sunday I have an excursion with my bike mates. I am going. My idea/desire is to invite some of the AGSers to see me crushing my team mates. I have reached an agreement to a mate to take you in his car. Don't worry, it might be a cool trip, we're going to climb 1,500 meters, me in bike and you comfortabily seated in a car with A/C. I don't want to punish you all with 4 hours of boring cycling, awaking at 0800, but I'd like some of the friends to come. Specially the polandians, the greek, Grundy and Lore.

If any of the staled above want to sleep that day, I'll understand it... And if some of the others wants to come, has seat in the car (or convinces CJ to drive the rented one) you are all invited...

Any thoughts?

Chrille · Wed 02/08/2006 19:49:23

Mark, are you arranging a quiz this year? I've got a crummy prize ('course that depends on who gets it) to donate ;).

Helm · Wed 02/08/2006 20:08:30

I'll donate worn underwear.

m0ds · Wed 02/08/2006 21:43:59

I am indeed Chrille! Which reminds me, I need some submissions. Writing 100 questions last year was a bit of a nightmare!! :p

Anyone else bringing a prize? I have a couple, Grundislav one, now you one Chrille - and Helm's pants.

CJ - my sleeping bag will be in my rucksack which is of average size, and, I'll make a decision about the car over the next couple of days - because I don't really want to leave it on a road. We shall see