English weather, you odd thing!

We have been in england now for a week, and i can certainly say that the climate here is nothing to that of a December back in Brisbane. 2 Days ago we had a bit of a snow fall, and all the lakes and puddles are starting to crust over with ice. The wet roads are ridiculously slippery in the mornings with black ice on the tarmac. And nothing ever dries out, if it rained today (which it did) and it didnt rain any more, the roads would still be a drifting track in 2 days time.

All the fiddling about and last minute adjustments and preperations on Penny are done….. and in two weeks time right now we will be taking off from the start line at the House of Lords in central london, bound for almost all-night driving and time trails through the Kent forests before heading to the Dover ferry for 4AM departure to France.