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Waking up in Sarnen was
very nice, the sound of the cow bells, the fresh air and superb views made it
seem a shame not to be staying for a few more days.
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We all had to meet in a
car park that nobody could find so the village was besieged by old bangers
driving around in circles, with the shrugging of shoulders and the look of
dispair from many drivers.
Eventually the location
was found, the official rally photograph was taken and we then headed over the
Swiss Alps to see what these £100 bangers were really made off!
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With no less than 6
passes to go over including the Oberalp pass and the Brunig pass it was going
to be a gruelling test for "Dave", long windy roads but it proved no problem
the temperature gauge teasingly went to the half way mark the fan kicked in and
"Dave plodded on", with gentle engine braking on the way down to save the
brakes we headed up and over the Swiss Alps.
The days challenge to
earn points was to
find six land marks take a photo and spot the difference between that and the
supplied photo, being the brains of the outfit Dan and I got stuck in to that
one which kept us out of trouble for at least 15 minutes!
At one such photo
opportunity place, we got blocked in on a dirt track while everyone was trying
to take photos, but we had a cunning plan and found a dirt track to take us
back on to the main road. With horn beeping and lights flashing, Al
demonstrated our smart way out, by driving on the wrong side of the road.
The only person to notice this little error was Dan and he's not a
driver! 30 seconds later and we would have had a rather unsuspecting moped
rider impaled on the duck. Being Adults we did not take the mickey out of Al,
oh yes we did that was it!
It was a long day despite
it only being 190 miles, we cruised through St Moritz and proved that unlike
the locals you do not need an £80,000 car to get noticed!
The
drive up the mountain into Aprica was a bit hairy as it was starting to get
dark and for some unknown reason "Dave" headlights were a bit dim, the roads
were narrow and John the sat Nav decided not to direct us!
We arrived in Aprica
which is very much a skiing resort so it was pretty dead. Lucky for us the local
police were on hand to direct us to our hotel (it was at this point I decided
to demonstrate my driving on the wrong side of the road skills. Ooops)
The
Hotel Residence Biancaneve. Or was it the bates motel? a very spooky looking
place with more security than fort knox! The proprieters were a mother and son,
I think it was Mr and Mrs Dave they were very nice and made us feel welcome and
despite Als fears that we would not make it through the night it was a very
comfortable hotel.
We took a trip to the
official rally hotel to hand the days challenge in only to find the Marshals
arguing over a water fight and being petty over a couple of the guys having a
laugh? so it was back to our hotel to get some rest for day
three.!
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