We headed the next day in the direction of Southampton but
just a few k’s down the road Nick said ‘this isn’t right’. The accelarator
pedal had broken = no acceleration. Not great in the middle of a roundabout
over the M4. We hobbled to the next town but were sent back to Swindon to find
a repair garage. Four garages sent us round the houses until we stumbled across
one that would do it – in three days time! But the place next door agreed to do
it that day and we set off to see the sights of Swindon. There aren’t any.
Acutally that’s a little unfair – we did find a place that does mean chips and
gravy.
A few hours and 20 quid later (not bad for some emergency
welding) we headed one and eventually camped up at a camping ground between
Salisbury and Southampton. Our first night’s paid accommodation and first
shower in a week! We were the only ones there.
