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| Through France | Posted on 30/10/2003 at 19:33 GMT |
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Hello again! At last we have a net connection - but its a bit flaky so excuse us if updates are sporadic - Becky has been kind enough to keep you up to date with how many breakdowns we've had should we not be able to keep you posted! Excuse any typos as you read this - its very bumpy in the car as we drive along and french lorry drivers keep trying to butt us off the road. Well, last night was a long long night. Once again, bad weather forced us off the road before we could reach our designated goal of Dijon - the ever present spectre of engine misfires due to a wet distributor have given us a grim resignation to pull off whenever too much spray starts getting flung back at Gina from passing trucks. We managed to buy a sort of aerosol plastic sealant to seal all our electrics, which is doing a great job - but some weather is just too tough even for that to beat. Today however, has been great. I started off at 6 this morning (4 hours sleep in the car) with slight misfire which meant that at times we were limited to 30mph. As the day wore on though, the weather and engine dried out and we were able to get as fast as 60mph. Read it and weep folks! We've now covered about 700 miles which is good news. We've just left Lyons behind and caught our first sight of the Alps looming up into the sky in the distance ahead of us. I know what you're thinking, but no, we're not going over them - we're going under them thank goodness - but god knows how high we have to climb before we reach the Frejus Tunnel. Gina is not good at climbing hills. P.S. photos of the breakdown are now in the gallery section. Sorry we didn't upload them before -but the net connection died just before we could do so, and its only today that we've been able to get it back. |
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