Wet and cold road to Dover

Our fortunes did not quite go as planned. The rain intensity increased the further south we headed. The towns of Colchester and Dartford were on our south westerly route towards London.
After crossing the river Thames and into Dartford we stopped for fuel and food with the knowledge that there was still 120kms to travel to Dover in what had become colder winds and much heavier rain.
From Dartford we swung away from the westward M2 highway to London to travel due east and then south east on the M2 into Dover to the ferry terminal where we would board the Dover to Calais ferry to take us across into France.