Sunday 01/05/2016
We set off nice and early to catch the boat from Plymouth to Santander. The weather was a little chilly but it was dry, initially. Our son Konrad was parachuting at Dunkeswell down in Devon so we did a slight detour and caught-up with him there - having missed his very early jump.
The weather started turning bad so we carried on to Exeter and the A38. As we got closer to Plymouth it started raining so we just ploughed-on and managed an easy 200 miles on the petrol I already had in the tank. It took an age to get onto the boat which wasn't ideal as the rain worsened.
In any case, our cabin is nice, so we will need to make the most of it before we start roughing it in the tent.
Met a bunch of faces we knew from Swindon on the boat, a lot of chat and funny recollections over a few beers. Good evening.
Great to escape, particularly having left my last job recently and feeling a bit tired in general. Nice to have a bit of freedom. No accommodation booked, only a rough route plan - we will travel where the road leads us with the only real deadline being to make the return crossing!
Mileage: 177
Beers: 6 + wierd coctail + 3 big vodka's
Ass pain: 1/10
Mechanical issues: 0
Accidents: 0
Coldness: 3/10
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