Once again Life imitates Art.  On Friday, after waking from the sleep of the dead, Sue and I hurry out to make it to our 10:00 tour of the MINI Factory in Oxford.  While getting there I’m still trying to figure out how roundabouts work.  For those who have never travelled to England (or Carmel, IN) a roundabout (aka traffic circle) is a way to have an intersection without those pesky stop signs, traffic lights, or right angles, aiding in traffic flow.  You yield to oncoming traffic, but drive around the circle until you get to the street (or direction) you want.  If you miss a turn off you just go around again.  The problem is when you don’t have the clearest idea as to where you should be going, things can get a bit confusing.  The factory is right off a main road that circles Oxford and does have a MINI on top of one building… but there were no signs telling you where to go (If you don’t count the exit that says “BMW Group.”  We were looking for Gate 7, but finally had to ask someone who told us that we had passed it.  I though it was a closed gate.  Once in we did see signs saying “MINI Parking” but for being still half asleep and unfamiliar with the area and traffic laws, it was confusing… and yes, we did finally just wing it and do what Douglas Adams once described as “Zen Driving” where you pick a car you think is going to your destination and follow it.  Fortunately, we could follow a MINI fairly easily.  Unfortunately, there are a lot of MINIs in England, not all heading to the factory or MINI United!