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Arrived at hotel in time for a swim and jacuzzi before dinner.
The food and service were excellent, menu was in French, the waitress was very helpfull and we choose from the set menu.
Which was a reasonable 19 euros for the 3 course meal.
What a great way to end our trip a lovely last meal and evening in France.
The next day the sun was shining for our last drive up to Calais, shuttle and home.

For anyone interested we kept a record of the cost of the trip.

Hotels came in at 550 gbp per person per week.(includes some evening meals) Although Rob R and myself shared a few rooms, most of the time we booked two rooms.

Total for fuel for 2950 miles covered (our atom was only car to do full trip) was 583 gbp which worked out to 35 mpg over the whole trip.

Shuttle 164 gbp.

AA cover 70 gbp.

Tolls not sure yet.

Overall the Italy 2018 trip was a success with great memories and stunning scenery.

The Atom and Nomads are great touring cars, adding to the enjoyment of the trip.

If you own one you are missing out how great these cars are if you don't do at least one european tour.

Many thanks to Graeme for planning this Italy 2018 trip and everyone who took part. Rob G and his wife, Roger, Rob R, Cristoforo, Fabio and Dave D.

Thanks chaps for such a comprehensive write up and all the pictures and videos

I agree, the Atom (and nomad) are great for touring in Europe, which I found out in Spain and Portugal last year. I really regret not being able to be on the Italia 2018 trip, but do plan to do another trip next year, either the same (with updates following your feedback) or a slight variation covering more alpine routes in Austria and the Italian dolomites, and not going down as far as Tuscany. We shall see. Pencilled in for first two weeks September 2019

Memories of last year.