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I think we had all three alternatives Ed, it's a VERY undulating road, not to mention extremely steep and very twisty. Did I mention narrow?
It's so steep the road builders can't get road rollers up there so the surface is quite rough.
A couple of Video's which give a slight feel of the conditions. The language in the first video is a little... earthy? Turn the sound down if you find it offensive.
35 seconds into the first video was our biggest 'moment' The road surface has completely broken up at that point now and we had a heavy landing on two nearside wheels but no big deal, the drop was behind us.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmJrCbL8GrI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xJCqS9cWMg
I remember charging up and over Hardknot some years back. Forgot we had the dog in the back (estate car). When we stopped the clawed scratch marks on the floor matting were a picture to behold. Almost a surreal artwork.
It was at the Roman fort there where I first learnt the romans used a sponge on a stick in lieu of loo paper.
It sort of stuck in my mind.
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Eric