Mileage update after Day 12

Todays mileage : 380 miles
Total mileage : 2280 miles

Late arrival

Well that was an eventful drive, although we didn't actually get that wet there were some serious thunderstorms in the area and it was obvious that there had been some pretty heavy rain earlier. At a number of points along the road red Moab mud had been washed out. It was dark, we were on 48R's and it was extremely slippy. I have alwys wanted an orange car though

Big thanks to Flyin Miata

After lunch we along with Mike Biddle accompanied by Tom Jones and Mav took a trip to the workshops of Flyin Miata, me to replace the thermostat with the conventional one which had been sourced for me and Mike to get a hose fixing welded. The guys in the shop were extremely helpful and the job was done in no time, coolant refilled and bled and we were soon ready for the road again.

Lunch at the Sonic Drive In

We had arranged for the group to meet at the Sonic Drive In at Grand Junction where, I was lead to believe, we would be served in our cars by babes on roller skates. This was not the case, there were no babes and we had to queue in the main building.

Heading West

This morning we leave Vail and head west towards Moab descending from the Rockies into the distinctly red landscapes of Utah. We have an interesting convoy this morning including an original Lotus 7 and Mike Biddle in his Caterham 7 RST V8