Colours of Autumn Drive - October 27th We tried to do the trip on the 26th, but within two miles of setting off, the M201 was having brake trouble. We turned around and came home, then I spent the rest of the afternoon, draining, filling and bleeding the brakes. I gave the Jeep a test drive around the village and all was well again. By that time, it was too late to go out, so the trip was postponed until the following morning.



I planned a route similar to that driven two years ago, but added an additional few miles to the end. This year was also driven with two Jeeps, rather than a single vehicle as I had before. The recent storm Ashley had stripped quite a few leaves from the trees, while some trees were still green and fresh looking. I'm wondering whether the cold, wet Spring delayed the trees in their cycle this year.



Despite the storm, we did find some very colourful spots. At some locations, I was looking directly into the sun due to the time of day, so those pictures weren't so good, many being silhouettes.



I had hoped to stop at a war memorial, nearer to home. It was located outside a church, but as the trip had been delayed to Sunday morning, there were cars parked all along the road beside the memorial. We'd been out about two hours and despite the Autumn sun, the temperature was dropping. Fortunately we were near the end of the trip and got back home around noon. I hope to have the vehicles out again before the year is out, so long as the roads haven't been gritted.

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