Oh how plans change! Our original plan to go on a long overland trip, started all the way back in 2007, our plan at the time was to sell the flat and do the trip. Back then we had planned on doing the classic Eastern route of Africa. Had we done the trip we would […]
Wendy and I, have recently walked from Ford railway station to Devils Dyke, we followed the Arun river up-stream past Arundel to Amberley, were we spent the night. From there we walked along the South Downs Way to Devils Dyke. We spent the night in Amberley which is a fantastic little village in Sussex. We
When we got Tusky, it was clear that after 150,000+ miles she was going to need certain items doing. Most of these have been done by us, either on the road outside our flat or behind the flats in a quite space we have managed to get access to. The jobs below are really things
The battery in a Defender is under the passenger seat. It is a large compartment which you can actually fit two batteries in. This is perfect if you want to use there vehicle for winching, camping or over landing. The main driver for fitting a second battery in our vehicle was to run the fridge.
I wanted to install a rear working spot light. It’s function will be to provide more light for situations where it was dark and we need to set up camp or do any other task which requires visibility for short periods in the dark. The working light is not intended to be for lighting the
DAY 27: THURSDAY 25 AUGUST 2011 We woke up in the pouring rain, again! We decided to pack up and see how the weather goes as we drive. Needless to say, that it did not clear up rain, rain, rain. We stopped just outside Reims to get some food from the supermarket. We made the
DAY 25/26: 23/24 AUGUST 2011 Camping Costs: Camping de Villey le Sec €44.60 + electricity – 2 nights A little late rising, but not an issue as we had packed things up the night before and after all those early, record breaking mornings we deserved a lay-in. In the morning, tents packed up and off
DAY 23/24: 21/22 AUGUST 2011 Camping Costs: Camping Les Acaises €32 – 2 nights incl. electricity We were up late, but still managed to pack up and leave in good time! It was a long drive today. We managed to find a garage for diesel and luckily some better maps. We started our navigation out
We continue our balkan overlanding journey to explore the area around the Plitvicka National Park in Croatia, where we discover the beautiful crystal clear waters and hiking trails.
DAY 22: SATURDAY 20 AUGUST 2011 Camping Costs: Camping Al Pez €26.80 – 1 night We were up, packed up and gone by 8.30hr! We had decided to miss out Venice as most of the campsites wanted a weeks booking, we only wanted to stay for 2 nights. Instead we were going to head for