It was dry when we woke up, but that was enough. We toured several times last year and every single day had started with rain. We got into the habit of delaying departures hoping it would stop, but it never did. But this time we were in luck – it was dry, and after a quick breakfast my partner and I left beautiful Sussex. Heading off at 9.15am might seem a bit early, given that we were only hopping over the border into Kent, but this was November,
