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Winter travel in UK
2009 sees another winter where the UK seemingly can’t cope. For us, it started with an aborted attempt to spend the weekend in Brussels before Christmas. We were to take Herman on Le Shuttle and across through France and Belgium. … Continue reading
Pirate’s Beach
So we went to Pirate’s Beach Club in Tekirova, Turkey for a bit of sun and to catch up with some of my in-laws. Warning, the link above has very annoying background music – music they played a lot at … Continue reading
Notes from seven countries
Last month, we took a break from the madness of work and headed over to mainland Europe with Herman for a two-week tour of seven countries. It’s taken me a few weekends to sort out all the photos on Flickr, … Continue reading
Road weary
Over the last eight days, we and Herman have done 1206 miles, or over 150 miles per day. That’s about a third of Herman’s total mileage now. I’m tired, but happy to have done my first major road trip and … Continue reading
Survived
Herman survived the overnight stop in Pegwell bay unmolested! He still had all four wheels and no one had scratched the paintwork. Hurrah! The trip home via Canterbury was actually pleasing, what with the Blackwall Tunnel defying all odds and … Continue reading
S-Tronic – In Control?
Earlier this year, I broke twenty-three years of habit and bought a car, known as Herman. Why did I choose this car? Well the main driver, if you’ll pardon the pun, was the gearbox. Audi call it “S-tronic“, but it’s … Continue reading
Curry update
Went to visit Dom in Colchester today for a curry at lunchtime. Sadly, both primary and backup curry facilities were closed, so had to make do with a(nother) Thai green curry, although it was quite good. Also went to pub where … Continue reading
RON
I’ve been using ‘regular’ unleaded in Herman so far which is 95 RON, however, I read that the larger capacity TFSI engines are designed for higher octane ‘super’ unleaded of 97 or 98 RON. According to Audi forums, it would … Continue reading
1000 miles
As predicted, Herman hit 1000 miles somewhere north of Birmingham on the M6, although I missed the actual event, so being a bit techie, observed 1024 miles instead. So Herman’s engine is fully run in and we’re now in the … Continue reading
1000 KM
Yesterday, we went out for a trip in Herman, the intention, to head toward the coast somewhere, potter about, find some nice driving roads and come back and watch the second half of the FA Cup. I thought Hastings, maybe, … Continue reading
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