Bolton - Portsmouth

Boot full to bursting

Set off at 06:30 to miss the M6 traffic - fine apart from junctions 10 to 8 as usual. Good job we set off early because the A31 to Portsmouth was closed in both directions.A car transporter full of cars being towed by a heavy wrecker recovery truck broke free and crossed over onto the northbound carriageway, shedding cars everywhere. Had to carry on down the M40 to the M25, through a couple of junctions, then back to Portsmouth on the M3. Still got there with time to spare, so the old adage "always better to be early rather than late" still holds true.
465km in 6hrs 8mins at average speed 76km/h with max elevation of 233m