So having got to the front of the boat last night we were almost first car off the ferry - and through customs (with the finger prints) - and on the road. The first mistake was turning the wrong way onto the duel carriageway and having to reverse quickly.
We stopped a few miles later to put the hood up as it felt like rain.
There were lots of lorries and traffic so slow going - 50 mph most of the way with lots of slower traffic but the speed limit was quite low most of the way anyway. We stopped as planned at 10:00 at the services for a quick brake and opened the hbonnet to let the car cool a bit.
Off again at 10:15 the car going well but making an odd noise from time to time. We got up to 100k on the German roads as they were a bit quieter. We arrived at the lunch stop just after 12:00 after a good run. I looked at the rattle and it looks like it is a loose fan ... eg the water pump. Ummm. Nice back drop though.
We found the correct place as the cars started to arrive. After lunch the rain started too.
The drive back up the hotel was punctuated by heavy rain, bad traffic and a horrible noise from under the bonnet. I parked on the curb and took a look/listen after a while. Shit that's got worse. However as there was no water coming out I decided to chance the 20 miles back to the hotel and luckily it made it.
I ask around and found I had the 'uncommon' short nosed water pump. Then there was lots of helpful suggestions and lots of running around to get a replacement (don't ask the cost) which we may get tomorrow. In fact we will probably get two as I ordered one to arrive DHL express tomorrow and one I ordered from a German chap.
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