Tour report.

It's day 5 of our European tour in the Triumph and we've covered over 800 miles. Whilst, up to now, we've been free from major mechanical problems, there's been a few little 'events' along the way.

We arrived in good time for the ferry in Oslo on Sunday, and the crossing to Kiel was good. However, almost like losing one's baggage on a flight, we were reunited with our 'stowed' luggage in Rotterdam on Tuesday morning. After locking the boot for the first time it didn't unlock again. Remedy, remove trim from inside of car, reach in and undo hinges. All this with the 13mm spanner purchased during our wet and windy drive from Kiel to Rotterdam on the Monday.

On Tuesday, a day off driving, we went into a cube house in Rotterdam, bought cheese in Gouda and enjoyed a bar-be and some belgian beer with our kind hosts.

Yesterday, the car gained the inside doortrims, lost a wing mirror at speed beside Europort (fell off all on it's own) and we found the limit of the fuel guage. Otherwise trouble free, we drove over Hollands dykes, swam in the sea, popped by for coffee in Antwerp and settled for the night in Bastogne, sunshine and top down all the way.

This morning found wet seats and the Triumph badge on the floor after losing it's battle with gravity combined with some help from the heavy rain washing away the adhesive during the night. After learning of Bastogne's war significance, a short day of a little over 100 miles has taken us to Remich in Luxembourg in the Moselle Valley. On the way we stopped at Chateux de Bourschied, a magnificent 1000 year old castle perched high on the hill side.

Tommorrow it's the Moselle valley and onto Ingelheim am Rhein near Frankfurt.

It's a pleasure to enjoy my Triumph again after all these years and it's all thanks to the many who have had a hand in helping, to all I am very grateful, but thats another story and another post.

Pictures Later.