event Shitefest International 2025 aka Merdefest 9-10 August - France - Joining Instructions

[Saabnut]

Here we go, a list to copy/paste and add your name to

Merdefest 25 Attendee List:

1. Saabnut (Surprise)

2. Horriblemercedes

3. Floatylight, Mrs Floatylight, Dog floatylight and maybe smollfloatylight

4. Sunny Jim plus Sunny Dog

5. LBF

6. Shandylegs

[lesapandre]

. Saabnut (Surprise) 

2. Horriblemercedes

3. Floatylight, Mrs Floatylight, Dog floatylight and maybe smollfloatylight

4. Sunny Jim plus Sunny Dog

5. LBF

6. Shandylegs

7. lesapandre (daytime 1 day).

[hairnet]

sir saab of nut mentioned flying

flight from stansted to tours

the thursday its direct to tours friday it goes via malaga or marseille (ryanair are nuts)

at lunchtime

return - sunday is direct but again lunchtime

if you return monday - again its via marseille AND madness palma majorca (!)

tuesday is direct

the mad thing is the monday return with two stops is 2 hours quicker into stansted than the single stop

WTF

also thursday tuesday is 100 quid anything friday monday is 220+

 

[Shandylegs]

Just deciding what drive over for the trip. I've nothing really classic or shite in the stable at the moment, so I'm leaning towards the wife's SLK to catch a bit of sun. The down side is it severely limits the amount of wine I can bring back!

Anyone else planning on having a run over, or is it just the magnificent seven? 🤣

 

[EightMegs]

I'm afraid I'm a bit skint at the moment for this one, I think I'll need to give this and Twixfest a miss unfortunately.

[Saabnut]

Just returned from the Lemans Classic and cut the grass for the campsite in case it rains when I get down there for Merdefest! Most unlikely I know. Last Wednesday at 6pm in the shade it was 39c. Thurs/Fri/Sat it was high 20s to mid 30s. Sun/Mon it was 18-22 so very pleasant all in all.

There is currently a ban on all bonfires, BBQs within 200m of woodlands and also a ban on walking in the forests between 1200 and 2359. Fortunately this will have little to no affect on Merdefest  

This was the scene outside the Hotel de France in La Chatre sur le Loir which is about 5kn from Merdefest central. The weekend is the Marcon Classique so likely to be lots of old stuff about.

Preparations are mostly complete (ie I have cold beers in the fridge) but they may not survive until the hords arrive. All are most welcome, if you are planning on attending please drop me a pm and I will send the full address and my contact number by return. It is easy to find, the actual address is recognised by google, waze, TomTom etc

@SiC @Mrs6C @brownnova etc can we have this as a sticky please

[Saabnut]

A link to the Marcon show which is on Sat and Sun

Ani'Marçon

There is a 2cv raffle again this year and they are expecting 1400 vehicles, plus fireworks, live music, autojumble etc. Admission is an outrageous 2.5 Euros!

 

[hairnet]

20 hours ago, Saabnut said:

 

 

 

 (ie I have cold beers in the fridge) but they may not survive until the hords arrive. 

🤣😅

[Saabnut]

I have just booked my ferry over for Merdefest so as a result I will be at Chez Saabnut from pm on the 2nd August until early pm on the 17th. You are welcome to stop as long as you want between those dates and extra days can be negotiated  

For interest, booking tonight on Dover-Calais standard ticket has cost me £248 return.

[Floatylight]

Hey @Saabnut looks like Satnav wants to send us through Rouen low emissions zone, is it easily avoidable?

[hairnet]

Theyre sacking it off but theyve not decided when

You can avoid but it just takes longer

[Saabnut]

1 hour ago, Floatylight said:

Hey @Saabnut looks like Satnav wants to send us through Rouen low emissions zone, is it easily avoidable?

We usually use the Peage from Calais and use the Pont de Brotonne crossing. Just before the bridge there is a roundabout, turn left and go down to the river and right at the roundabout there. That takes you into Caldebec en Caux where there are some great restaurants (we use the Deux Rives- two banks) after which we put in avoid the toll roads into the satnav for the rest of the journey.Takes longer but nicer. For a quicker trip pu Pont de Brotonne as destination then my place and it will take you around Rouen but on the Peage.

They are dumping the LEZs but not sure when. There is no checking automatically if you have a Critaire sticker, it relies on the gendarmes looking IF they stop you. Some of my cars have stickers, others dont and it has never made a difference.