On Friday 18th August I left home to go to Stansted
Airport Mid-Stay parking. The weather was very wet and the journey didn’t start
so well as I got stuck in traffic on the A34 (Friday daytime is always a
terrible time to drive). My route to Stansted avoided motorways and was about
120 miles distance. The journey was uneventful (but every drive in the Elise is
an occasion). Filled up the car with £17 petrol.
I parked the car in Stansted Airport Mid-Stay, and
dropped off bags in the Holiday Inn, then came back to put the car cover on
(first time doing this.)
Then, after a night’s stay in the Holiday Inn Stansted,
it was off to Slovenia for a week’s trekking. The Elise had coped fine with my
trekking rucksack, hiking boots, and other stuff (including car cover) - all
packed into the car boot. It’s a very usable boot - one thing to mindful of is
that the contents will get wet if it’s raining when you open the boot - if you want
to keep things dry, keep them in the cabin where possible (things will dry
quickly in the boot since it gets warm).
Returned on Saturday 26th with the car having been left
parked for 8 days, started first time, and an uneventful drive back home. Put
£15 petrol in the car.
Image: 120 mile
route to Stansted (avoiding motorways)
Image: Lotus Elise
parked at Stansted Airport Mid-Stay (under car cover)
Image: 105 mile
route home (not avoiding motorways)
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