Marilyn and David's Wedding Anniversaries.

Ninth, in September 2011, on the Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club trip to Austria in the 1976 Daimler Double Six Avon-Stevens Convertible.

Day Thirteen, Monday 12th September.

The first part of the final leg home, 174 miles from Reims to the Channel Tunnel. We set off with the hood down and in reasonable weather. It was windy and became progressively very very blustery. By some extraordinary chance we happened to stop at the same motorway service station on the A26 as the main group travelling with Simon and Ann. Marilyn got talking to some bikers who were all from Devon!  They had been staying in Reims and were also suffering from tummy upsets: obviously Reims Tummy. The journey became progressively more interesting as the wind and then rain hit us. It became so awful after we had checked in at the tunnel that we had to pull over and put the hood up. The weather was so unpleasant that we decided to go directly to join the shuttle queues, rather than try to meet up with the others: sorry about that folks but all I wanted to do was get home.

Once  back in England, the weather wasn't too bad apart from the wind. We did, however, keep the hood up for the 274 mile drive home to North Devon and arrived home at 17.25 hrs. A good fast and easy run without too much traffic. The end of a most enjoyable holiday in excellent company.

Following the XK120 on the A26 from Reims.

Thanks to Simon and Ann Cronin, Travel Destinations, The Blumschein Family and all the other hotels that made this such a special holiday. Many thanks to everyone.

Finally, special thanks to Scarlet our wonderful Daimler for transporting us in such grand style and comfort.