Finally, it’s time to head south again on this Jetblue flight – just in time too, as the hot sunny weather “up north” is changing to cooler, and it rained hard today!
Florida will be dry and high 80s every day while we are away 🙂
Tree removal
There’s always been a conifer in the back garden, just to the left of the house:
But since the addition (maybe before), it’s got more and more sick looking, till we finally decided we should have it looked at – and taken down, as the tree surgeon said it was fungus infested. So today, the cutting happened!
We also had them trim the overhanging branches above the driveway – it’ll help keep the cars cleaner!
Driving an R56 MINI Cooper Convertible
Thanks to Brig, Joel, and all at MINI of Peabody, I got to enjoy today’s fun MINI rally in beautiful weather in this 2009 MINI Cooper Convertible with only 4,300 miles on it! It looked really nice inside, especially the Piano Black dash:
During the rally, it was very nice to drive, easy to shift gears – but noticeably lacking in power, at least compared to my GP and Q5! On the other hand, I still think it’s somewhat of a positive to have to shift gears more to keep the car performing well – it makes for a more interactive MINI experience, than with an S!
The ride was particularly good, even on the equipped 17″ wheels, and it wasn’t very windy or noisy on the highway either.
Of course, I know from experience how cold the MINI convertible is in New England winters, so it’s not the car for me … but it’d be fabulous a bit further South 🙂
