(Hours 48 & 49)

It was the turn for the night drive again and I was on the A51 heading up to Northwich.. I've got to say that the experience was very different and I actually got the real feel to driving at night since the night is falling earlier.. The heavy rain made life a lot harder as the roads became shiny and road markings were difficult to see..

A little voice sitting beside me asked me to go into 5th gear.. it took me by surprise as I have never been asked to go to 5th in the past. It was quite a struggle to find and I put it into 3rd slowing the car down dramatically on the highway.. the secret was to pull it out of 4th and drag it towards myself.. As obvious as it may seem, a lot of strength was needed to make sure I didn't go into 3rd again.

First impressions of the newly introduced gear were not so good as it's not that easy to find.. especially in the dark! Hopefully a few more drives on the highway will help me familiarise it's position.