So, just before I left for the Paris Roubaix, I had started to fix the body panels on the Discovery, thinking it would only take a few days. Well it didn’t. In fact it took the following two weeks, after I returned to get it finished. But I’m happy to say that the effort was rewarded with a Pass certificate from the MOT station, so I’ll except the extra time it took. Without further delay, I threw as much underwear as I could into the Van, grabbed all the bits I forgot the first time, and left the following Monday, with the objective of reaching Calshot beach, on the edge of the New Forest. As Bob the van is unhappy reaching motorway speeds, I opted for the “avoid motorways” option on the Tom tom, and yes
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