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Friday 22 May 2009

Camera Problems But Will Sort It

So off we headed, early on Thursday morning on Eastjet to collect the car in Biggleswade.
Much to our amazement everything went smoothly and we didn't even argue to much, and onward to the Channel Tunnel we set.
Ross my 4yr old decided to phone just as our trusted sat nav was instructing us on where to go, so missing the information took us into and through the centre of London!!! In fairness it was a laugh as the looks and the reactions on some folks faces was superb.
Missed our first train but without extra charge they let us jump on the next one and in to France the Coo went. Must say that drive of 140miles gave me great faith in the car, hopefully not misplaced.
We arrived at the hotel to see some of the other cars and start meeting the other competitors, have to say the car was going down well and there also some other very good ones.
So drop the bags off, toss a coin to see who gets the double bed and who gets the camp bed, I win, excellent.
Down to the pub and start with the other reason we are here, on route we meet two army folk dressed and asking if we were the cow folk, their response was to us when we said yes was to say "oh god we hear you can drink" Dick Dastardly had been telling tales from his stay at the hotel.
Anyway into the pub, skipped food (I could probably miss a meal or 2 and not do me any harm) not a good idea considering the rate we were about to indulge at the bar.
Started meeting folk and really enjoyed the crack in the pub, everyone seems to be like minded and here for fun and a good time, that was until I spotted a pool table and we decided to have a few games, not sure if the others were good, or the lack of food was telling on me but I won a few and lost a few as well but had a good good laugh. Alan as a partner was like being handicapped though and sitting listening to him singing in the car now , his pool is not much better. Anyway Alan headed off a bit earlier than me, lightweight I thought, nope you guessed it I slept on the campbed, cunning b*****d. Driving Day 1 now and will post tommorrow.

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