The last piece of preparation just fell into place. With the shippers pressing me, I have just received an offer of motor insurance for the good old US of A. I was beginning to doubt it could be done, but it has - with moments to spare.

Once my service team have done their stuff on Monday (new tyres, a premature service to give me the full 12,500 mile interval and headlights redirected for driving on the wrong side of the road) the shippers will collect her. I will next see her in New Jersey on 29th April, when the great adventure begins.