Sniff... sniff...

And We're Off!

Using some sort of Back to the Future type time-travel thingy, here we are leaving the start line in Bruges. We're the big yellow one.

Levels of #citrosity drop to dangerously scurvy levels in our transportation solutions. G-DOCU refuels at DVB before carrying @teamgi to LGW

Woeful #Meriva handed back to Dollar. Tho', unlike Avis, they at least gave us some wheels. #lecitron was a better drive, needless to say.

Day 8: Nobody's actually in tears yet, but it's going to be tough to leave Dubrovnik this morning...

@teamGI working hard on the nightshoot in Dubrovnik having said goodbye to #lecitron

Day 7 - Holiday in Largs

Dubrovnik goes a bit Scottish and let's Andrew finally get wheelspin from the ever so slightly shonky Meriva.

Day 7 - Why Monsieur Le Chiffre...

Not a bad view from the dinner table at the final team evening dinner.

Day 7 - Special european country offer

Team GI benefit unexpectedly from the special "cross 13 and get the
14rh free" deal.

Owing to not really paying attention to the route down to Dubrovnik,
we are surprised to add the tiny sliver of Bosnian coastline to
Scotland, England, Yorkshire, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany,
Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Italy, Slovenia and Croatia.

Not nearly as much fun as #lecitron

Day 7 - I would drive 2000 miles, and I would drive 2000 more

Just to be the man who left #lecitron in a scrapyard by the sea in
Spliit

Day 7 - The lemon

Has gone. Now for #lecitron

Day 7 - End of run review

As part of our ongoing performance improvement, we at TeamGI are constantly seeking to enhance, ameliorate and hone our trans-european banger run processes.

Following a rigourous de-brief, we have entered the 360 review phase. Here we see Mark and Andrew continuing the 'twisty road' debate.

Day 7: #lecitron at rest at Hotel Jadran, Split #carparksofeurope. Meanwhile @TeamGI head for breakfast in town...

Day 6 - Split by night

Team GI have dragged thmselves from the Adriatic and are enjoying a
cool one in the very beautiful square in Split.

Day 6 - View of Finish Line

Sucata cars visible below. Split, by the sea.

Day 6 - Portobello by night

Day 6 - Finish Line

Dougie and Mark cool down.

Don't ask...

Day 6. Four tired but happy guys pose with #lecitron at the beach at Split #carparksofeurope

Day 6 - Nice out...

Croatia, 31 and sunny...

Day 6 - It's Adriatic Out There

With a little bit of trans-continental splendour, TeamGI have crossed Europe from the North Sea to the Adriaric in Croatia. 400km to Split, but, as ever, we're going the long way down.

Climatic comditions in the car? Set nadgers to 'boil' Mr Sulu.

Day 6 - Breakfast at the Ljubljana Resort

As Andrew continues his campaign to eradicate the sausage from Europe.
Accompanied, oddly, by the sound of a man steam-cleaning the site's
trees and flowers. Which he started doing at 7am.

Ljublljana, 0903CET, @teamgi prepares for the final run to Split (after breakfast of course...)

Day 5 - Onions Galore

Traditional Bosnian cuisine in Slovenia. Sausages (2 sorts), weird cheese, raw onion and a bread thing. Rather tasty.

Odd that the taxi driver singularly failed to find this place.

Day 5 - Two poofs and a lawyer

Ljubljana mit Bruno(s)

Day 5 - Loobyana Resort

Now, I think I recognise the driver, can't place the car.

Day 5 - The House at Bled

Ok, so it's perhaps not *entirely* a chore. Come to Bled, you will not be disappointed. Now, Slovenian Tourist Board, how about a refund on that *very* expensive Vignette.

Day 5 - Lake Bled, Slovenia

Pretty, no?

Day 5 - Slovenia

Brief pause on the Slovenian border to recalibrate underwear as per arcane legislation.

Day 5.- Penultimate country

Entering Slovenia shortly, having just passed through the
Karawanktunnel. No, really.

Day 5 - Wurst Sleep Ever

Must be that T-shirt, sadly no head slump

Day 5 - Austria a third time

After a leisurely stroll around Munchen this morning (it's very nice,
you should come) we are now passing the Chemisee and lining up our
third entry to Austria in under 24 hours. Then it's a big right at
Salzburg and back through the Alps.

Temperatures rising in and out of the car as we pass through country
designed around a rough theme of woods, lakes, mountains.

#lecitron hearts le citroen #munich

Day 4 - The facts of the day

Epic doesn't even begin to describe the day we've just had. The bare
facts are:

Distance: 750km (ish)
Countries: 6
Borders crossed: 8
Max altitude: 2389m (7818ft)
Hairpins negotiated: 40 (ish)
Max speed: 203kph
Times car spotted on Munich webcam by Matthew: 1

Day 4 - Caption Competition 3

What IS Dougie doing, and just whose legs ARE they

Day 4. For the auto-fans. An Alpine Adventure.

#lecitron tackles the Alps and visits far too many Winter Olympics venues..

Day 4 - Drumochter

Ideal weather for shorts.

Day 4 - Mmmm... Alps

Enough of a short break from the hairpins to post this lovely scene. Getting a slip diff fitted to my rib cage next time.

Day 4 - It's in the bag

#lecitron cooling quietly in a car park on the Austria / Italy border
after also ticking off France, Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Expect lots of talk about the Fluelapass when we get back, too.

@teamgi attempting the Fluelapass in #lecitron #whatcouldpossiblygowrong

Day 4 - Our alliteration department had approved

Lunch in Lichtenstein

Day 4 - Vaduz

When in Liechtenstein, Andrew only eats Ecclefechan Tarts.

Day 4 Alpsge

Day 4 - Odd diversions

Slightly random diversion bang through the middle of Zurich owing to
the ring road being shut. Now spat out the other side and moving
swiftly towards country 4.

Sent from my iPhone

Day 4 - Country 3

And as a result of the sneaky "Pay for your vignette in Euros and get
otherwise useless Swiss Francs as change" policy, we had 30CHF to get
rid of.

As a result, I now have a lap containing "Lackerli au citron", "Berg-
Bundnerfleisch", and "Bauern-Landjager". God help the plumbing of
central Europe.

The night before the morning after... @teamgi warm up with the Sucata Split crew in Brugge #lecitron

This no ordinary Service Station, this is an M & *Swiss* Service Station! #lecitron

Trackr fans! No we've not broken down - we're in a big q heading for Luxemburg

Day 4 - Under way

And #lecitron causes some consternation whilst waiting at the lights
next to the morning Market. Miscellaneous trader's messages now adorn
the vehicle. Wonder what sort of messages a French Market trader would
write on a luminous, British driven Cittoen.

Following signs for Kehl and country 2 of day 4's new theme - can we
do 6 countries in a day?

Day 4 - The plans, they are a-changin'

Day 4 breaks in an overcast Strasbourg with the news that the Stelvio
Pass re-opons on May 30th. Which is a week away. Bah.

So that's both of the signature drives dropped (they shut the
Nurburgring when they heard we were coming)

Still planning the big sweep through Davos and Lichtenstein, though.

Day 3 - Outside an arty cultural event

Oh Jeez

Had nearly finished the sausage when the gherkins turned up!

Day 3 - Mmmm... Sausage

Day 3 - Bruges to Strasbourg

In case you were thinking it was all too glamourous...

We left on convoy from the start in Bruges and then spent the rest of the day on some dullest motorways known to man.

The only way we could brighten the journey was to play chicken with a very dodgy fuel gauge and lose. Luckily, we had little green Thunderbird 2 in the boot and we were quickly underway again.

Tonight a rather dull and grey Strasbourg. I'm sure we'll have fun.

Day 3 - 3 countries, 1 'failure to proceed' - done.

Day 3 - Caption Competition 2

Mr Slocombe has a snack.

Day 3 - cultural pursuits

Educating the Belgians in fine British pursuits

Day 3 - let there be Chaos

As ever, the captain arrives in a subtle, understated manner

Day 3 - The Start

Caption competition. Best one gets a mystery prize.

Day 2 - It's Been a Toughy

Weiss beer time at the bar were all Team GI meet. Somewhat lazy day in Bruges. Apart from Mark who ran about a lot. No one can yet explain why Scott hasn't yet had his face in chocolate.

Pre-run meet in an hour, Scott can be heard muttering "the light, the light". He may wander off.

Bruges is lovely if a little, well, quiet. Like a 28 Days Later version of Amsterdam. With chocolate. And horses.

Moules have arrived. Incompatible with touch screen blogging.

Day 2 - 'Planning' Lunch

You may misunderstand. Military precision doesn't just happen in a cloud of frites and Steen Brugge. An extended planning session is in progress in the square in front of the Bell Tower (near where that Irish guy ate floor).

Contrary to movie opinion, 2 weeks in Bruges would not be obviously troublesome.

More frites Vicar?

Day 2 - The Bells, The Bells

Key design features of bells. 1 - noisy; 2 - housed significantly
above floor level.

TeamGI *quite literally* In Brugge