Listening to the wind howling and the rain lashing against the windows didn't bode well for Margot's first night on the drive. By morning she was wet. Very wet. So, the roof lights definitely needed sorting. The exhaust had definitely blown. The window seals definitely needed attention. We had our first list and a horrible feeling that it would grow considerably longer. In the short term, the best we could manage was buying economy shower curtains from the supermarket to prevent the interior from becoming sodden. Tom decided that he would attempt to patch up the exhaust for the time being, so that at least we could drive it up the road without disturbing the neighbours! The first half of the weekend involved Tom lying underneath the van, with a Haynes manual in one hand, doing a fairly convincing job of looking like he knew what he was doing. To my utter amazement, by mid-afternoon he announced that the exhaust was fixed. Plus it had stopped raining for the first time in days. Time to take Margot on her first little outing...
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