Notes from a small island. I'd forgotten how long it can take to get places. Today's adventure was all of 50 miles, and took 2 hours. Now in Kent, and getting full value from our English Heritage membership. Took a while to get used to a manual, the Kia has a light, easy 6 speed to row though. The auto shut off is good for the many times I stalled it. The lane keeping feature is a PITA, given the many,many times one is over the centre line weaving around parked cars on narrow B roads. On the classic car front. Not a lot. The Sunday saw us heading back from Dover. A Rover P4 Coupe and 2000. An Alvis from the early'60s that had broken down near a roundabout. And a very mouldy Minor 1000 parked up. A mid 70s Corvette and a trailered Plymouth Duster drag car round up the field. The steam engine is on the Spa Valley Railway.