Watch your speed...

Time: 09:00 - 16:30
Distance: 427 miles
Rally Position: N/A

Waking up in Dijon I threw back the curtains in anticipation of a glorious day. Instead I was met with a view of a steel fire escape and a wet one at that. It was raining....

We headed back on to the autoroute and headed South, this time pushing the car a little harder than the day before. Within minutes my level headed navigator told me to "watch your speed", and without hesitation I thanked Ces for her welcome advice! It was at this point she suggested I look at the speedo....


It became apparent that the rev counter and speedo were in fact part of the same union and had decided to down tools in support of one another. Fortunately the Garmin navigation system we are running also gives your current speed, so law and order was once again maintained.... Phew, I was worried about speeding!

The day continued in a very uneventful fashion and at last I could see the sea....


Well, I could see the sea on my nav system. The weather was so bad in fact that seeing much past the end of the bonnet for spray was in itself an achievement.

There were some breaks in the rain and this did allow some glimpses of local countryside.


The road into Marseille was surprisingly quiet and we arrived at our hotel in good time.

Tomorrow we met all the other competitors for the first time at the rendezvous point near the old port and form up to catch the ferry to Tunisia. The car is running well and at the time of writing all seems pretty good. The next blog update will hopefully be when we arrive at our first hotel of the rally in Tunis on Sunday afternoon immediately after scruntineering and at that time, you'll see some pics of the other cars taking part, including a Holden, Jaguar MKII etc.

As a surprise for Ces, two friends from SELOC (Lotus Owners Club) have driven from Geneva to see us off tomorrow, so for now it's time for a glass or two.....