Aston - 7

A 9:15 morning start for the run home using the satnav on phone to direct us on the first stretches, which worked well. Having been told the rural limit was 100 kmh the progress was a bit more rapid. I managed another 120+ on the German motorway before the roadworks cut in again but then that was that. Stopped at the services for food in the sun again.

We got thumbs up from passing Biker which was nice - but the rest of the run back was a bit dull as it always is - so I tested the Aston satnav on the motorway and it’s probably ok if you are on your own.

We did not fill up with petrol until we hit the UK side so we made it to the terminal on 3/4 of a tank - but need a fill up before we can get home. It’s over 400 miles back and might just make it on one tank if we drove carefully but then again it might not.

Whilst waiting for the train I found the only bit of shade at the terminal that there was while waiting (40 mins late this time). I also realised that Morgans are like Nuns - you always see at lease 1 at any ferry terminal.

After boarding the train I checked the tyres as I had felt a bump. I spotted a small chunk missing from the sidewall of the front nearside tyre. Probably did it boarding the train as it was run up on the metal side. Oh well I hope that’s all I find after 1000+ miles.

The final run was as expected - M20 dull, M25 delays and A12 busy but we got home before 7:30. I also felt surprisingly good after driving all the way myself. We’ve done 1079 miles all told.

So the conclusion is that you can have a holiday in the Aston and park it in public places ok.

It was a bit bumpy on bad roads but copes with speed bumps and ruts and at its best on decent roads.