On The Road Again

So I ought to explain. This is a short record of a planned trip across Northern Europe as part of the 2015 Crumball Rally, a (sort of) organised rally with three friends in September taking in a few WWII sites, final destination Munich. If none of that is of any interest to you, forget it. It will be blokes, bangers, booze, breakdowns and almost certainly, mostly bollocks. Don't panic, it's only a few days and therefore only a few posts. Hopefully there will be more substantial and more exotic and educational blogs in the future. Think of this a a Top Gear Special without the back-up, budget or brains.

http://www.crumballrally.com/thegreatescape2015.php

I have yet to ask but I know my travel companions to be internet savvy (sort of) but also internet shy. So don't be surprised if I use 'one chap' or 'annoying passenger #2' quite a lot. I'll ask them if they're happy to be referenced personally but don't hold your breath. They've lived in the virtual shadows since the dawn of the internet and have a panic attack every time a smartphone app asks if they want to allow location services to be enabled. Nothing dodgy, just private people. I on the other hand, have posted my arse on the internet and feel like it's a bit late to expect any kind of anonymity. The one consolation is that I know so few people, my now public arse remains to this day, still relatively unfamous rather than infamous. I'm not exactly Kim Kardashian (will need to explain that ref. to chaps 1,2 &3).

We've been friends for 28 years now and spent a great deal of time together over that period, including many, if not most, European Ryanair and Easyjet destinations. A few more days in a car together on this trip is unlikely to provoke major interpersonal dramas but if it does happen, I will faithfully report with only modest tabloid style exaggeration and personal bias. Whatever bickering, ridicule, incompetence or lost passport incidents occur, I can assure you that it won't be my fault (sort of).

Published without the kind permission of the other team members