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Somehow made it to Kiev! Border crossing from Poland ended up taking the best part of 7 hours just to get to the polish checkpoint, then another couple of hours to get to the Ukrainian one. The Ukrainian police thought my car was hilarious - not sure how many times the word "crazy" was said! They let us through eventually though. Chris had to buy some insurance for his car on the far side. With none of the Ukrainians speaking English, and us having no Ukrainian, we have no idea what he actually ended up with but it cost the equivalent of about €11! By the time we got all that sorted, it was nearly midnight, so we found a spot to camp on the far side of the border, cooked some dinner and went to bed. Google said it would be 6 hours to Kiev from where we camped so we got up at 6:30, packed the tents and hit the road as soon as it was light. For all the worries that we had for the road quality, it's really not as bad as people made out. Probably on par with Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, with the exception being any bridges. They really seem to be the weak point in the road surfaces. One of them that we crossed, (on the main road to Kiev), you could actually see the river through the holes in the tarmac which was quite concerning! Also, when waze warns you of a pothole on the road ahead in Ukraine, be prepared to take a detour around a crater. It was pouring down with rain for most of the drive. The car was fine for it other than one or two points where there was standing water in the ruts in the road which made it a little twitchy! Ukrainians have been really polite and friendly any time we've talked to them so far (or tried to!). Everyone has been asking permission before taking any pictures of the car. I really want to get a photo of the westie next to one of the old ladas here but haven't seen an owner around when I've been parked up to ask! Once we got to the city, the driving seemed to change. Its a sort of chaos that everyone here seems to understand. The lane boundaries (and even driving versus pedestrian boundaries) are really not very clear which doesn't make for a fun drive. When we eventually made it to the hotel, reception said we could use the underground car park. After scraping the gearbox hoop on the way in, the security guard told us otherwise. More scraping on the way out, and had to use the outdoor car park around the back of the hotel instead! All OK though - while they all want the photo, nobody here would want a Westfield, it's too low and wet for their tastes! Besides, between the pretty well hidden ignition, the immobiliser, and the lack of a steering wheel, it's pretty well protected! With the weather being pretty horrible, and the amount of distance we had to cover, I didn't get a chance to take any decent photos yesterday, but when we leave on Sunday, I'll try to get something as a little evidence of how far east we've driven! I wonder what's the longest distance from home anyone's ever driven their Westfield? Might have achieved a random record with it!

Hi - Allow me to introduce myself - Dafydd Thomas "Daf" Recently retired, live in Colwyn Bay. Needed a hobby, always wanted a sports car soo bought a Westfield SEIW 2ltr Duratec OMEX Engine 205BHP - OMG. New experience but great fun will load some pictures up shortly. Looking to attend the monthly meet this Tuesday 1st Oct - Cheers Daf

Yes I appreciate you were comparing the effects of different tyres. Love axles rule! 😍

I don’t doubt they’ll all be making the most of the righteous indignation at the propagation, then followed by a few weeks of more righteous indignation at the language being used during said arguments. Basically, whatever it takes to make sure absolutely nothing useful gets done. Poxy useless Muppets every last one of them.

update: a fortnight ago i was tested for sleep apnea; they think it could be the lack of deep sleep and the body not recovering.... I've always been a bad sleeper now waiting another 4 weeks on the results so let wait and see

Most of us have no problem with a fairer Britain in a fairer world. But Corbyn and his key team hold Marxist beliefs which they will force onto the population of this country if they get into power. Have you seen their policies on Re-Nationalising some industries and other policies which effectively make them unelectable. Having worked in the late 70's when we last had 3 day weeks, 15% mortgage rates, massive unrest and failing industries due to a whole raft of reasons but also wildcat strikes. The UK really was the basket case of Europe economically and in so many other ways. There are still a lot of people who remember these days and never want to see them repeated and they will never vote for Corbyn.

I have a nagging suspicion that what Corbyn says from outside No.10, is diametrically opposite to what he (and his cronies) would do once inside No.10. Cynic? Moi? Mais oui!

I'm not to far from you @Mark Crompton but unfortunately I'm busy this weekend and weather is poor, plus I'm still rebuilding after a slight mishap last weekend . When its back together and a dry day I don't mind popping. Ill keep you posted!

Have a great Birthday Jude, Many Happy Returns

MHR Jude. Have a good one. nic & Tom

Happy birthday Jude.

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Happy Birthday, Jude Simon

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Happy Birthday Jude.

Sep 27, 2019 "Brexit LIVE: After howls of outrage to URGENTLY recall Parliament they've all gone home" https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1183330/Brexit-news-Boris-Johnson-EU-deal-no-deal-Brexit-latest-Juncker After expensive legal cases to ensure Parliament can sit and do its essential work(?) the MPs had a day of yelling, no bills were passed, they cleared off at 5pm yesterday and won't be back until 2.30pm Monday 30 September. You couldn't make it up.