 At 8am on June 23rd 2025, the team of 13 left the barn, bound for the 12:50 DFDS ferry departing from the Port of Dover. After a very straightforward and comfortable journey, we docked in Calais and drove in the direction of Kris and Patricia's house in Hollebeke, Belgium. Upon arrival, we were greeted with a very warm welcome and plenty of cold Belgian beers. Those who took the generous offer of staying in a real bed, unpacked their bags from the cars whilst everyone else headed to the campsite. A delicious dinner was had at a restaurant in Ypres town centre, consisting of meats hanging from sticks, huge bowls of carbonara, and Ollie and Ding sharing what looked like half a cow! The team relaxed after a long day of travelling and a stressful week of engine rebuilding before.
The following morning, everyone gathered at the Total Energies petrol station, where we thanked Katrien for kindly providing us with some fuel cards. Both the Riley and the Volvo were topped up before heading to the next destination: Pieter-Jan’s workshop. There, the Riley was carefully unloaded from the trailer and settled into what would be its home base for the next few days. A thorough inspection of each corner of the car was conducted, then Pieter-Jan delivered a valuable hands-on lesson in carburettor tuning. He noted that the Riley was running slightly too rich and demonstrated how to adjust the settings for optimal performance. At 5pm, Ding and Sean left the workshop in the Riley, with its newly tuned carburettor, to head into the town centre, and they returned a couple of hours later with the road book and tracker.
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