We started early - 8.00 for a 9.00 start - had to get stickered up and chat to others on the rally. A very nice Omar Sharif look alike, some pirates and some fabulous 'wingcos'. 85 cars all fantastically decorated for the rally. Four lines of cars all revving up and horns blowing and not one French person to see us off!!
On the dot of 9 we set off, collecting our first days challenge - an easy one - we had to photo any German car and it's brand. Thanks Claire for telling us what cars were German and what were not. We still think that minis are now German cars but the organisers word is final - no arguing - I knew there would be a drawback on this rally!
It was a hard slog down the motorway 570 miles or thereabouts and nearly had a pile up with a car that just decided to stop! Every H2R car spotted meant a fist on the horn.
Eventually arrived in Montelimar after 11 hours to learn that we were joint first with just about everybody else - we all spotted 6 german makes of car. The last car spotted was a Porsche - well five of them on a transporter - not too easy to get photos but several overtakings and lagging back managed it pretty well.
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