Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Milly Looking good but behaving Badly

it's been a long time since we last posted and a lot has happened. We broke down again going to the New Forest and arrived a day late to be greeted by requests for Basil and gas from team 38.The new kitchen was duly admired and the cold beers welcomed. They made fun of poor Milly but on the way back, they needed her help as their brakes were not behaving well.
A week later, we set off to Folkestone for a night below some white cliffs. The speedo stopped working at some stage and we discovered that the part we need is now obsolete. So, being brave but stupid, we boarded the ferry next morning for Dunquirke. Milly enjoyed her first trip on foreign soil and we spent the first night near Brussels. The next day we headed into Germany and stopped in Heidelberg at a municipal campsite next to the river. Milly behaved beautifully and we had an enjoyable evening in the town.The next morning we went south through parts of the Black Forest to Baden Baden where we purchased what seemed like a whole pig for about 2 euros for lunch. By the time we arrived in Freiberg, it was pouring with rain so this was the chance to try out Milly's weatherproofness. We plugged her in to the hook up and spent the rest of the evening cooking, eating and playing cards. All worked extremely well and we were quite self-contained.
The next day was sunny and held some real tests for Milly   mountains!! She has never been a fan of hills but as we ascended up to the railway through the mountain, she showed her displeasure by going slower and slower. The people following us must have been really impressed because by the time we got to the top, many more of them had come to see Milly. We drove her onto the train and went through the top of the mountain. She enjoyed the drive down the other side and took the hairpins in her stride. We had a week cruising up and down mountains and despite complaining a bit she behaved impeccably.
We drove all the way back through France with no mishaps. We thought our troubles with the cooling system were over.
Over the winter, Milly worked as Jim's van but come the spring we were ready to go again. We now had decals on the kitchen wall, an illuminated spice rack, a herb garden ( in case we were asked for basil again) and a hanging basket to make her look pretty. These necessary additions were greeted with scorn by some members of team 38.(I think he is just jealous and dismayed that he could no longer catch us without fresh basil) On the way home she overheated again despite the new alloys that she had been given as a present for being so good.
The next trip was to Oxford and she nearly behaved all the way there. The speedo had still not been fixed, so our mileage is low this year, and now the temperature gauge began to fluctuate. We had a great time at the wedding and after a quick trip around Oxford headed for home. Back on the M5, the red light came on so we pulled of at the next junction. Milly was boiling again and the fans were not kicking in. We let her cool. Filled her up again using our posh tap in the sink. And set off. We had a few more similar stops before we finally made it home. We hope it is and electrical fault again but Milly is in the dog house.
 She is looking very cool with her decals outside as well as inside and her posh alloys. Pity she isn't going too well.

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