Thursday 3rd June

9.30 back on road heading for Moscow...dull and cloudy but not cold...looking for shopping centre for cash point---yesterday we took out 2000 rubels, but it was only about £40 so we need more.........arrived Novgovrod about 12pm..stopped by police...Lee knew they were asking for papers but he pretended he didn't undersstand and just spoke in English---they waved us away--question is - do we have insurance??? There is one straight road from St. P. to Moscow full of lorries of all shapes and sizes, some are just enormous, they swerve around the pot-holes from one side of the road to the other in a zig-zag,,,,the houses along the side all seem to be of the same design, just different colours, perhaps pink and green or blue, green and purple!!!! Tried to stop a couple of times but keep finding horseflies, Lee has a very bad reaction to them , so 7pm looking for hotel/motel---diesel is now 40pence per litre..