Every day tips for living with a 599

Now Brother Cake, you know I love you but I am very unhappy with you.
I was due to be in Salz and Kitz during Feb for a lovely skiing holiday that unfortunately I had to cancel due to work.
Posting pics of swanning about those places in a V12 donkey is just rubbing salt in the wounds. Just not cricket old boy

Never sure how to engage in these threads but have enjoyed following it all. Thanks for taking the time to do it.

I’m driving to Slovenia in a few weeks so the current road trip has been of particular interest. Thanks again. Have fun!

A different kind of horse power yesterday.
https://istra-riding.com/

I've only been on a horse a couple times before. On a PGL summer camp as a kid, swimming with horses, and a wine tour on horse back. All nose to tail stuff, didn't matter what you did, the horse knew what to do.

This was a different story. The first horse they gave me knew instantly that I was useless and said no way I'm spending 4 hours with that moron! He just took off in the yard! I thought he was going to jump the fence and made the novice mistake of just holding on, trying to grip with my legs and hug his neck. Luckily he refused at the fence, sent me flying and on the deck a little embarrassed and claiming 'im okay'


Switched horses and it turned into a fun afternoon.


Took the horse to the sea / stone beach, where they drank. Apparently there's some underground fresh water and caves so the water is drinkable at the edge.
https://www.istra.hr/en
https://www.istra.hr/en/experience/green-istria/91...


I think I'm sticking to expensive donkeys.

Hi WW,

Kevin Bridges accidentally buys a horse is just too funny! A counterfeit horse and two Scottish guys try to speak English

It a long story but to make things really quick, I promised a friend to take their son motorbiking. This was a few years ago, he's now 15 and finally my work and his school holidays have aligned. We did a road trip to get here and the rest of the family flew out to meet up in Pula.

So he can't drive but he has driven the expensive donkey / fat chip (on a private road)

I've now got to plan my route back. Originally I had planned to cross the Stelvio and Umbrail passes but they're both closed
https://www.bormio.eu/en/alpine-passes

Maybe I'll not plan and just see how it goes.

The owner did mention that he was running it in on track.

And he was certainly enjoying it

Stelvio Pass is a way point and I want to see how far up the snow gate is, signs on the way telling me it's closed till 15th April.



Turns out, not far up, it's just outside of Trafoi.





Something I'll have to tick off the next time.

Car is telling me it needs a service.

Cold start in the morning the engine is very tappety. Once it's warm it goes away. She's booked into MDL again and Lee tells me it's getting very hard to get the engine oil booster.

The booster is an additive used to maintain the viscosity of the oil at higher temps, reducing the tappety noise

Tim at Opie Oils recommends running a better oil and gives a few recommendations. I plump for Motul 300V 10W60

https://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-227325-motul-300v-le-...

I'm also getting the occasional electrical system failure and I'm hoping the alternator isn't a problem again.

My vote for:

Most complicated junction


Only took a wrong turn twice. At least the first wrong turn took me to a Shell petrol station

Leaving Sautens and it's another beautiful view around every corner


There's a temperature inversion and fog in the valley but as we go over the Fern pass it opens up to more spectacular views.


Road is fast but traffic not so I meander with the traffic and stop for photos