Belgium
B43 WHAT’S IN A NAME
“I’ll fix those wipers for you,” said a tall guy leaning over our windshield. “Just come to Luxembourg.” Guy Maathuis, Vice President of the MG Car Club of Luxembourg, was one of the men attempting field repairs on our car at the Liege MG Day rallye. His suggestion wasn’t a bad idea since Luxembourg was … Continue reading
B42 MG RALLYING BELGIAN STYLE
After our experience of automobile rallying in Great Britain you might think we’d not fall for the same situation. Well, guess again because here we were in Liege, Belgium about to embark on another trial of men and machines. We trailed behind Yolande and Georges Collet from their home to just outside Liege’s architecturally startling … Continue reading
B41 A FAMILY OF STRANGERS
The day came to leave the Belgian towns of Comines-Warneton along the French border and travel to meet the rest of our family…the ones with the last name DeTournay. Jean Francois agreed to ride shotgun and navigate the way to Villereilles les Brayeux, a village south of Brussels. Louise was especially pleased to ride in … Continue reading
B40 WE’RE IN BELGIUM…WE THINK
No, the title isn’t a play on that old movie, “If it’s Tuesday, this must be Belgium,” but not far from it. The ferry ride from Dover to Calais takes only one hour, barely enough time for a beer and a nap. We bounced down the ramp and set our wheels on French soil again…we … Continue reading