Day 34
We started out in Wolfsburg at 09.07, had an easy drive out of town. We had some 600 km ahead of us. We went onto the Autobahn, did 160 km/h and made good progress…..until we had to drive through several villages, all overloaded with heavy traffic which resulted in a lot of congestion. There were traffic lights every 300 m which ensured that there was absolutely no flow in the traffic. Having been driving a lot in Germany and knowing how beautiful it can be, I just fail to understand our route, as we did not discover that. Further to pass through the Ruhrpott on a Friday afternoon with the summer holidays commencing did not make things easier. Was happy to drive an air cooled car, as overheating is not an issue, but many of the cars really suffered from the long queues and the warm weather.
We crossed the border into Belgium at the Ardennes, it was scenic, the nature and the villages are beautiful. We went to a mini track of Peugeot with many tight bends. We made a mistake which incurred a penalty of 4 minutes and 30 seconds and had us move from a 1st to a 6th place in the European cup.
We checked in at the hotel at 19.00 after a hard day. Next stop is Ypres and on Sunday we go to Paris, can’t wait…….
