Christopher has found me a car for my travels. As you can see it is a Toyota Avensis - not new but what a stunning colour. It has a CD player to keep me entertained during my trip, and while it doesn't quite fit the fantasy of cruising the beaches of Europe in a convertible, it does give me some sense of 'wind in the hair', since as Christopher points out, it does have a sunroof. It is all legal and insured so I am set to go.
