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Ardennes Camping L'Eau Rouge was busy but reasonably quiet during the night. We were in the camping field although close to the facilities. They have camper van spaces and some fixed cabins you can hire. Some people had a whole mini F1 festival going on outside their camper vans, but everything did seem to calm down later at night.

@@mclay1853 awesome! Thanks for the reply my man!

Hi Jonathan, thanks for the kind comments. A quick overview of the trip as follows... Day 1 - Home to Portsmouth Catch Evening ferry to St Malo Overnight on ferry Day 2 - St-Malo to Libourne Quick stop at Mont Saint-Michel Stay Mercure Libourne Saint Emilion all.accor.com/hotel/6238/index.en.shtml Day 3 - Libourne to Rocamadour Wander around Rocamadour Say Hôtel Restaurant Le Troubadour www.hotel-troubadour.com Day 4 - Rocamadour to Lake Lucern Overnight in private apartment Day 5 - Day trip out to Grindelwald Quick stop at Lauterbrunnen Overnight in private apartment Day 6 - Day trip around lake Overnight in private apartment Day 7 - Day trip out to the 3 Passes Furka, Grimsel & Susten Passes Overnight in private apartment Day 8 - Lake Lucern to Dijon Wander around Dijon Dijon to Beaune Overnight in hotel Athanor Centre hotel-athanor.com/en/home-hotel-athanor/ Day 9 - Beaune to Le Mans Visit Le Mans museum Drive parts of the circuit www.lemans-musee24h.com/en Catch late ferry to Portsmouth Overnight on ferry Day 10 - Portsmouth to Home I would say make the most of the car while you have it. A good road trip is defiantly the best think to do with it.

You can get a couple good size bags in the boot and stuff a few other bits in the spaces between. The boot extends under the wing on each side so bigger than the opening if you see what I mean.

We stayed here… en.eaurouge.nl/ It’s worth getting in touch with them as soon as the date is confirmed for the Belgium Grand Prix.

I remember we had mobile data at the camp site we stayed at, although I suppose it depends where you are and which network you're on. I didn't make use of any Wifi at the timed to be honest I can't realy remember if there was any. It was good to switch the e-mails off anyway and enjoy the weekend, the action on track is the main thing of course. Hope you enjoy it.

Yes, the hard top definitely does not stow away in the car, there is no room at all. It was a day trip when we took the roof off so it went into a soft protective cover and we left it in the garage. You have to be pretty certain of the weather, but it turned out fine so worth the risk.

Thanks for watching, make sure you get a road trip done in yours. The Exige 410 has fairly hard suspension for your average Uk back roads but in Switzerland their roads are super smooth so great fun. Also did a similar trip a number of years ago in an Elise club racer (check out my 1st father & son road trip). It didn’t have same V6 roar but still a great car. Again thanks for watching.

@@mclay1853 we’ve joined a few clubs, so planning to at least do some trips to Wales etc in the near future, and just decided on a 3 hour round trip to the Cotswolds tomorrow as a starter. Mine’s a V6 S Roadster, so relatively comfortable 👍 Looking forward to seeing your next trip.

More bang for your buck 😄. Ive driven the autobahn many times although not in the Exige... Yet

Absolutely right. A Lotus puts a smile on your face.

Yes, we spotted it a couple of times, I think they were having a tour around in the opposite direction. We also came across an Evora in the alps and an Elise in France.

en.eaurouge.nl I can defiantly recommend this camp site although you need to book as soon as the Belgium dates are announced.

@@mclay1853 thanks very much! Enjoyed the video, had seen this campsite online just waiting on the dates being confirmed and I'll book! Any tips for a first time journey to Spa?

@@kevinrafferty1479 I would walk the circuit on the Friday to figure out your best spot for the race. Most grandstands are charged extra although the one at the end of the Kemmel Straight overlooking corner 7,8 & 9 was free the year we went so worth bagging a seat early on the Sunday. Bring the right gear for camping, there isn't a camping supplies shop readily available as you will have seen on the video. The Motor museum in Stavelot is worth a look before you head home on the Monday. www.musee-circuit.be.

@@mclay1853 thanks for heads up mate! What time of year did you book your stay/tickets?

@@kevinrafferty1479 For the camp site, book now, I think the dates for Belgium were confirmed a few weeks ago. The tickets for the race, I think I booked in the new year.

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you for watching, glad you stumbled across my channel. At the moment my TH-cam channel is the only public outlet for the trip vlogs I do. Maybe I could look at an accompanying instagram account too. We shall see.

Good question. We were staying in an apartment while in Switzerland so we’re able to store the roof there while out for the day in the mountains (you need to be certain of good weather for the day). I have a protective cover for the hard top to protect it while off the car so can leave it in the garage without worry. The protective cover folds flat and sits on the bottom of the boot so we were able to bring it with us on the trip.

I believe it holds 44 litres or 9.6 gallons, combined mpg is 27.7mpg so it's not overly thirsty due to the lack of weight. Yes you do need to note where the petrol stations are, especially as it needs super unleaded but we always managed to keep it above 1/4 full so no major problem. Scotland defiantly worth a road trip.

@@mclay1853 ok, I heard people with the exige have upgraded to 50 or 60l tanks for going on long road trips.

This is my 3rd Lotus, previously an Elise 111r then a Elise club racer (see previous videos on my channel). The Exige with that v6 engine is fantastic, can be a hard ride on bad roads but worth it. You’ll need to get used to a few rattles as the car gets older (mine is 2 years old now) but this is fairly normal in a car that is built for light weight. On a good road there is nothing better. Enjoy it when it arrives. 👍

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thomas normally drives an old Range Rover so the lotus would have been a bit of a shock to the system 😆

Some of the roads up there are just made for driving. Perfect for a Lotus.

What a nice story, thank you for the comment. We had a great time, and Scotland was amazing despite the rain towards the end of the week.

Hope to return in 2022

It was a good site, with good facilities and a good relaxed atmosphere so problem sleeping at all. The site is a regular camp site rather than just a field used over the GP weekend so you need book well in advance but worth it in my opinion. We’ll defiantly go back at some point.

there are two zones, yellow zone and green zone.. green zone is well known as a party zone with firework, loud music and stuff, so if you prefer some sort of a quiet weekend you better go for yellow zone

Thanks for your comments, I hope you have a great time when you go. Which I was going again but may have to wait till 2021 now. The camp site had a regular camp site toilet block that was cleaned. Due to the number of people at the race weekend, they also had those plastic chemical porta loo cabins dotted about. The one thing I will say is bring you’re own toilet rolls and keep hold of them. For the gents they also have these outdoor urinals. It’s the same story at the circuit. Hope you have good time.

​@@mclay1853 Ahh thats great to hear! And thanks to your tip, we will definitely be bringing our own toilet paper hahaha. I'll report on our experience :D cheers