Escape from Interlaken

Freezed · Post by **Freezed** » Mon 29 Aug, 2005 15:50

Got back yesterday from our Europe tour via the Swiss Meet and reading Jay's post we were lucky to get out of Interlaken on the Monday!
As we had booked a hotel in Chamonix we needed to travel South and decided to go via Gstaad only to be stopped by police and sent back as the road was closed. We then had no alternative but to head towards Berne where we already knew there was severe flooding, and therefore traffic problems. We hoped sticking to the motorway would be our best bet.
Again we were slowed by police as we drove through flood water which had covered the full width of the motorway and where some unfortunate driver had already lost control, and their car was too damaged to drive any further.
We were to encounter two further flooded motorway areas before we finally cleared Bern where we turned South towards Chamonix via Montreux. During the whole journey it continued to persist down and our thoughts were turned to our fellow Zed drivers whom we had left behind. Hopefully everyone returned home safely after their various adventures!
Felt so sorry for the organisers and everyone who had made an effort to be at the Swiss Meet.................perhaps next year will be a little drier!!!

OliZ · Post by **OliZ** » Tue 30 Aug, 2005 10:52

Freezed wrote:Got back yesterday from our Europe tour via the Swiss Meet and reading Jay's post we were lucky to get out of Interlaken on the Monday!

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Wow, quite a story

Glad to hear of all who reached home savely.
Currently, I'm a bit worried about not seeing any posts from David or Gary...

Freezed wrote:Felt so sorry for the organisers and everyone who had made an effort to be at the Swiss Meet.................perhaps next year will be a little drier!!!

I guess it would be hard to have another "flood of the century" organized.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue 30 Aug, 2005 13:51

OliZ wrote: I guess it would be hard to have another "flood of the century" organized.

We are relying on you to set up new challenges

David and PN are home now.

Nick

OliZ · Post by **OliZ** » Tue 30 Aug, 2005 17:30

Nick wrote:We are relying on you to set up new challenges

Well... I can think of something

(ahem... hint... has to do with my empty passenger seat...

)

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue 30 Aug, 2005 18:21

OliZ wrote: (ahem... hint... has to do with my empty passenger seat... )

I could be wrong here, do you want all the unattached women on this board to come and visit you?

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Tue 30 Aug, 2005 19:09

Just arrived home after out extra days in Italy. Still problems on some Swiss roads -- we used the Mont Blanc Tunnel -- Lake Como to Milan then Aosta Valley etc -- a massive detour but we made it.

garyw · Post by **garyw** » Wed 31 Aug, 2005 20:38

Welcome back Phil...

garyw

Gimlet · Post by **Gimlet** » Wed 31 Aug, 2005 20:41

Glad to see you back.
I'm sure we were not the only ones watching developments with concern.

garyw · Post by **garyw** » Wed 31 Aug, 2005 22:11

Just noticed, you went to Milan

is that so you didn't have to take that damn narrow road again (the road of a 100 corners)..

garyw

OliZ · Post by **OliZ** » Thu 01 Sep, 2005 08:58

Nick wrote:I could be wrong here, do you want all the unattached women on this board to come and visit you?

Let's put it this way: I wouldn't mind

OliZ · Post by **OliZ** » Thu 01 Sep, 2005 09:00

garyw wrote:Just noticed, you went to Milan is that so you didn't have to take that damn narrow road again (the road of a 100 corners)

"road of a 100 corners" sounds interesting... why wouldn't you take it a second time... (see my avatar)

garyw · Post by **garyw** » Thu 01 Sep, 2005 09:19

"Happiness is the corner" but not when its in Italy and is not wide enough for two cars to pass.. Armco one side with a drop and rock face the other..
The Italians seemed to treat it as a one way road and heavily cut the corners (even made Gregs corner cutting look whimp

) leaving possibly two foot for me to get through... and it was a tad scary

certainly wouldn't do it again in a sports car...however an uninsured fiat Panda could be the ideal weapon of choice for a return

garyw

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu 01 Sep, 2005 09:56

OliZ wrote:
Nick wrote:I could be wrong here, do you want all the unattached women on this board to come and visit you?
Let's put it this way: I wouldn't mind

OK girls it's up to you!

OliZ · Post by **OliZ** » Thu 01 Sep, 2005 13:59

garyw wrote:The Italians seemed to treat it as a one way road and heavily cut the corners (even made Gregs corner cutting look whimp ) leaving possibly two foot for me to get through...

maybe it really is a one way road and you were just going the wrong direction... scaring the hell out of all the Panda drivers having them thinking that driving a Porsche must promote suicidal tendencies

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Thu 01 Sep, 2005 17:40

No way did we do that road.
South to Como -onto the motorway Milan/Turin etc. Long way but safe.

garyw · Post by **garyw** » Thu 01 Sep, 2005 19:25

OliZ wrote:[

maybe it really is a one way road and you were just going the wrong direction... scaring the hell out of all the Panda drivers having them thinking that driving a Porsche must promote suicidal tendencies

Believe me when I say, I more than once thought this to myself whilst making my way along it, Jo didn't take any photo's as she was hanging onto the grab rail all the time

garyw

OliZ · Post by **OliZ** » Thu 01 Sep, 2005 19:58

garyw wrote:Believe me when I say, I more than once thought this to myself whilst making my way along it, Jo didn't take any photo's as she was hanging onto the grab rail all the time

Oy! If Jo hangs to the grab rail...

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