Well, that was a relief! I was a little apprehensive going into today's lesson after yesterday's nervousness and a night of not much sleep thanks to Arthur and yet it went just fine. I remembered how to steer, I remembered how to change gear, I remembered to indicate using the indicator stick instead of the… Continue reading Carole Finds Her Wheels #4

Second lesson down and as promised we meandered around town doing lots of junction practise. And stalling. I did lots of that, too. Less stalling happened after I had moved my seat forward because it turns out I'm too short even for a Mini... Mostly it went well, I am getting better at checking my… Continue reading Carole Finds Her Wheels #2

I had my first driving lesson this morning. I have driven a car before - probably about 3 hours in our old car, Felix the Focus (estate) doing figure 8s in a car park and pootling round country lanes plus driving down 3 bumpy fields in our new car, Chaos the Mondeo (also estate) so… Continue reading Carole Finds Her Wheels #1