I did a final clean (well detail) on the Alpine first thing.
I checked the rear tyre and it was a few psi down - so a very slow leak. I pumped it up a bit higher - put it up to 35 which should get us to Harwich and the services - if not to the hotel for the night.
Finally I stuck the heat shield back under the carb where it had become detached. And that was really that apart from testing the packing. Then final packing. Mileage: 28090.
So early evening off to Harwich we went - 40 on the Speedo is a nice 50 so that helped. Arriving just after 8:00 behind a Dutch TR4 - surrounded by Dutch Traction Avant's all on a tour including a rare coupe - we sat and waited as the sun went down.
I chatted to one of the Dutch chaps. He had a DS too and agreed the ride could make some people sick - in fact he said there were stories of government officials being collected from the airport and driven into Paris having to stop the car to be sick.
Loading was slow but we followed the TR4 that blagged itself a slot on the lower car deck. So did we.
So at about 10:00 pm that was that for the night. I'll check the tyre in the morning and hope the good weather lasts until our first stop.
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