I took the Kodiaq (The Bear) for its first proper family road trip - and it was ace.
We were heading to France to go skiing in Morillon, I packed up the Bear with the roof box full of skis and gear. The boot easily swallowed our bags and a massive cool box that we took with beer, milk and some food.
We hit the Eurostar in no time.
We left at midday so we planned in a halfway stop in a chalet in the middle of rural France overlooking some lakes - it was more than fit for purpose and started the holiday nicely.
The next day we carried on, had a quick comfort stop and stretch of the legs before heading up into the mountains.
Finally arrived and enjoyed the skiing, the food and the environment.
For the return leg we hit it in one go, it was ok (13hrs) but if we do it next year (with two little ones) we would break it up into two legs like the outward journey. The MPG improved over the picture (which was taken after the train) when I got to the UK due to 50mph restricted road work sections. The first part of the journey in France was pretty slow due to traffic and accidents so did not help with the MPG, I cruised most of France at the 130kph limit - not too bad for a new engine and roof box.
Unpacking at the end, one tip I would give is to get a stool to reach into the roof box, much better than barge boards (which would get icy/slippery and not offer the height of the stool) and the stool cost £7.99 posted vs what ever hundreds Skoda charge for the boards, better than standing with snowy boots on the seals and seals too.

Kodiaq 4x4 Sportline 190PS, Audi A3 3.2L, Golf MK2 track car, Scirocco MK2 project and Honda CBR650F.