Cuddles in Joint 1st Place after Day One!

Cuddles is joint 1st place after yesterday's challenges. The photo of two trout photographed in the Carrefore supermarket did it.

Our two man tent ripped last night but that may have had to do with the beans we brewed up for supper!

Quest for today includes getting a photo of team with local butcher and carcass of large animal - a pure doddle!!!!

We've managed to make our way this far south by asking the toll booth personnel how much their shower caps are! In french of course.

A bientot ma petit pois.

Knackered!

Well dear friends the Eiffel Tower - lovely. Baking hot day, started the day at the supermarket in Calais for beer and BBQ stuff for alfresco dining this evening. Still 60 miles to go and it's 730pm. We set off at 8.00am.

It's been a long day...doubt if we'll manage much more than 10 pints each tonight.

Looks like Cuddles is supping 1 litre of oil a day, and guzzling about 20 miles to the gallon. We're on our 3rd tank today, not good.

Note the mobile disco ball on the dash! Cuddles is purring along at 110 km/hr presently.

Bonnet de douche mon brave!

Leaving Calais

Thankfully left Calais, it's a toilet. Challenge today - photograph 10 different animals, get photo of team at base of Eiffel Tower, restock kitty (blew the lot last night), stop off around 2pm for a spot of sunbathing...

12:32 update photographed three animals - beaver, cock and roadkill!!! We will spare you the details.

Night One

Well here we are in France. Accommodation very cheap - 34 Euros for four! Beer expensive though. Having a look at the competition - a load of Southern Softies.

I think we may win.

Safely arrived in Dover

Well that's us safely in Dover and waiting to board the ferry. Cuddles behaved herself beautifully on the way down though she certainly likes to drink. Now it;s the short hop across the channel with our new friend. She doesn't seem weary at all and we are sure she will be with us all the way...well if she ain't were goosed :-)

It's all starting to become real now as we head off from the UK. What an adventure.

Speak to you all again soon.

Bonjoor or whatever it is they say in the morning, in Spain...Mmmm.

We'll here we go! Our first photo opportunity of the trip taken as we were about to leave Derby less than an hour ago (know it looks slightly suspect but honest guv it ain't!)

Anyway, heading for M25 (lovely), and Cuddles is purring along with "Please release me" blasting out of the front grill!

Can't help thinking that "Music" by Madonna might be more appropriate? And a lot more suspect!

Cuddles lives on!

Hi folks

Whilst we thought that dear Cuddles would end her days in Spain we have had some good news. At their own expense, two lads are heading to Spain at the weekend to drive Cuddles back home to the UK.

She will then be auctioned off and live out the rest of her days in blissful, pink and mauve, retirement!!!!

Awwwhhhh.

The Team