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With the car MOT'd and Andy assuring me that we have a valid tax disc, and with me having a week off work, using up holiday (or else you lose it), I decide to take Mmle out for a barrel around the country lanes, headed for 2CV-specialist Llew's workshop.

From our lock-up near Blean, this is a superb run, using the old Thanet way to near Bishopstone, then heading SE through Highstead, Chislet, Upstreet, Grove Ferry, Preston and Wingham, out to Llew's place out past the "Frog and Orange". It's all twisty, up hill and down dale stuff, and the old girl loves it. She bounces and buckets along enjoying the "rolling English Drunkard" roads.

It's a good chance to give her a thorough clean out, dry out, warm up and charge, as well as blowing any cobwebs out of the suspension. At Llew's we meet up with fellow "Hopper" Pete (his is the blue and red car in the pics) who's there buying bits of wiring loom, and stop for a cuppa. It's also a chance for my 3 dogs to go a-sniffing and a rummaging round the farm buildings, greenhouses and grounds chasing up those enticing chicken-y and ratty smells.