A setback – but the show must go on!
We set off on Friday from London in high spirits and with great anticipation of our trip. We thought that we were fully prepared for whatever would happen to our vehicle – we had a jack, spare tyre, extra oil, fuel, tools, spare parts and all the lubricants required. What we hadn’t accounted for was a drunk Belgian driver!!!
While on a slip road on the way to Brussels a car came screaming onto the slip road and proceeded to veer into our lane and smash into the rear of our car. The Beast was pushed forward a good 5 meters while the other car spun around and careered forward another 30 meters! The police and fire brigade arrived. The Police breath-tested both drivers. We were cool. The other guy was twice the limit! Most importantly no-one was badly hurt.
The fatally injured Beast.
Our car was totalled. The rear axle had sheered off its mount and there was no way we could continue the trip in our car. The Beast was in trouble! What to do? The show must go on!
The drunk driver's brand new Jaguar....
We bought another car. At this moment in time our mechanics are working on it and it will be with us on Wednesday evening to leave here on Thursday morning. In the meantime we will carry on exploring the joys of Belgian beers!
We'd like to introduce you to The Beast II, our replacement car!
Tino and Alex in neck braces as a precaution. And Mike with an eye patch because his eye got infected. (Totally unrelated to the accident but it makes for a good photo!)