D-Day minus 4
8 AM wake up. No rush, no big deal, just have to drop some keys off and off we go. Sun was shining (supposely the hottest day of the year) an excellent test of the hi-jet's high temperature skills.
First surprise: no drivers license for Jesse. It was actually IN his wallet, but just the one he decided NOT to take. So no big deal, no stress, Jesse just gave his cousin Pieter a (wake up) call so he could fetch the just dropped off keys and go get his drivers license and bring it to Jesse's dads place for super fast air freight to London. Given the speed we were driving, it would propably beat us anyway.
Second surprise: 300 kilometers, no problems, no big deal, a quick rest stop before the ferry and a dilegent oil check........ZERO oil! So, no big deal, no stress, Tom just buys oil to fill the gasoline engine.....but because of Jesse's super high developed hawk like eyes he catches the mistake just in time. Tom didn't buy ordinairy engine oil but diesel engine oil! So our second almost fatal mistake was solved pretty easily.
The ferry to Dover was easy, no big deal, the ride to London SUCKED donkey tits (Tom's contribution). Normally it would take like 25 minutes. But it took us more than 2 hours to get to Notting Hill were fortunately Anthony was waiting with two big cold pints of beer, hurray for Parslow!
Tijs and Anthony had arranged a mini party in the pub across the street. A bunch of friends showed up including Tijs' girlfriend Emma, Daniel, Becs, Imogen, Kate and Wynne for beers, abuse and lots of "useful travel advice"... bring bamboo shoots for breathing during sandstorms etc!
I'll end with an advice from the Hi Jet Set Team:
''Think like Yak, act like a Yak and you'll smell like one as well
Greetings from London!!!
Thursday, July 20, 2006
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