Ma Petite Auto

We are now the proud owners of a little French car, a Renault Clio. This is the island of small, fuel efficient cars (smart considering that the petrol is twice the price as the US). When searching for our car we were rightfully humored by the British style of marketing their cars: tidy, great runner, reason for sale fancy new car, two lady owners, mechanically sound, good tyres, lovely condition, first to view will buy, (oh and our personal favorite) nippy. And boy is our car ever nippy! Yes the steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car and yes they drive on the wrong side of the road and yes we have to change gears with our left hand; it's amazing how quickly we noticed our left hand weakness. Surprisingly, the biggest challenge at first (foreign and seemingly obscure road signs set aside) was finding the rear view mirror to the left instead of the right. Driving on the left side of the road with these minor changes can be a bit disorienting and also kind of entertaining, given one's ability to adapt. Ahh, and the roundabouts...don't even get us started! We might strangle each other over those damn roundabouts. Renae is happily driving deeper into the Cotswolds 18 miles each way for her new work experience. Stay tuned for a blogger-tour of Daylesford Organics. Maybe Alex will also give a blogger-hypothesis of his research fellowship thus far.