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OK Chaps and Chapesses, another new word, I've done the first bit, safe and sound in the hotel. I know I cheated. I used to do it for a living, but it is much easier when driving a big coach.
Left home at 23:00 Thursday night and arrived Folkestone just after 03:00. Went straight to Tesco to tank up 'cos the agency card doesn't work overhere, and the pumps were broken. Drove back to Ashford and the Tesco pumps were working fine until I took the gun out of the holster when it said that I had chosen the wrong fuel. How did it know that? It worked at our local before I set off. Went to the other one in Ashford, I guess they knew I was on the way, 'cos all the pumps were coned off and padlocked. Bummer.
By this time it was getting close to train departure so I bit the bullet and tanked at the Shell motorway services, good job I get a special price with the card.
Virtually an event free drive to Maastricht via France, Belgium (Brussels) and into Holand. Bit of traffic on Brussels Ring, lost about five minutes otherwise no holdups. Made one comfort stop after Brussels for twenty minutes.
The only spoiler, didn't affect me but gives us all a bad name, was about nine UK reg vehicles of assorted breed (NO Audis) with extremely loud exhausts driving at about twice the speed limit through the morning rush hour. I am a boring old spoilsport, am I not?
Car washed and polished, vaacumed out and ready for tomorrow.