I set off at 7ish this morning. Car loaded to the gunwales, two cats in baskets. The traffic on the bypass was very slow - going in the other direction, thankfully.

I got about 30 miles before the dirty protest began and then had to drive the rest of the way with the windows open. Hit the fog on the way down, gears were slipping out of fifth on even the slightest incline so had to drive a lot of the way in fourth. Makes life interesting.

To make things even more interesting, I had to stop for a sleep after only a couple of hours.

Anyway, I got here, took the cats to the cattery where they'll live for a little while. Had to clear Archie up before he went in his prison cell, which was nice but we all made it. Phew.