Well, regretably the meeting with Mael did not happen. I have spoken to Mael and with a combination of him being pretty tired(it seems that a couple of months of gentle training is required for the trip!) and a widget on my car's gearbox deciding to play up, our meeting did not happen. We have a Plan "B" and a Plan "C" though and maybe if the coach stops at Glenfinnan, later in the trip, we may well meet up. I can report that Mael sounds on tip top form.

Just for interests sake. Did you know that many parts of a Jeep are made by Fiat?