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  For once I have decided to put in all the effort instead of Bridget doing it all, with me taking the credit. So on 13th June 2026 Bridget will deliver me to the start point of a 26 mile trek in the Brecon Beacons, in Wales! This is a sponsored event in aid of Alzheimers UK organisation. I always considered that when, and if, I reached my age I would probably be requiring assistance from Alzheimers UK rather than raising funds for them, but with good fortune this is what I am going to do. I would very much appreciate all the support that you can give me by clicking on the 'gofundme' link in the right-hand bar and giving whatever you feel appropriate. As regular followers of Bridget's adventures will know, we usually raise funds for childrens charities on our tours but, as this time we have swapped our roles in for the event, it occured to me that we should...

  In everything we should expect good days and bad days, but it is nice if day one of a road trip goes well. Mine didn't! Two mishaps, one thrust upon me and the other strictly self inflicted. Firstly, I missed my Shuttle time and lost an hour out of the travel time. Someone managed to close the M23 which caused major disruption, not only on that motorway, but also threw the M25 into total chaos. It took us ninety minutes to travel through two junctions. That brought us to the second problem for which I must be strictly reprimanded having broken one of my own golden rules. That is to thoroughly check everything about the car before starting a trip. I did everything except checking the coolant level. Sure enough, getting tangled up in the traffic caused Bridget's temperature to rise, as well as mine. Once passed the hold-up we were able to maintain a reasonable speed to the Shuttle terminal and...

I've been travelling in my MG, Bridget the Midget, for nearly twenty years, through sixty-four different countries. Following some of the more difficult trips, the Abingdon to Cape Town trip for example, a certain amount of restoration work to Bridget was necessary. Unfortunately the same cannot be done for me, so I have come to the decision that I shall do one more long trip, health permitting, before folding up our maps. My plan is for a run of around 10,000 miles that will take us across Europe, through Turkey and up to my first destination, Georgia. I want to meet with another population that is prepared, at considerable risk, to reject the oppressive rule of the Putin regime. From Georgia we will drive around most of the Black Sea coast to re-visit Moldova and Ukraine. From Ukraine we will head north to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania including a visit to the Riga Motor Museum. I am expecting this trip to take...