Finally we’ve seen the Aurora…..Bucket list ticked….a quite amazing display for this time of year. Pure fluke for about 10 minutes and we caught it. Photos don’t do it justice but you get the picture so to speak….1:45am and tired…gearbox…

We have a new windscreen and specially cut to order. You can’t imagine how expensive they are here so the car insurance was worth it. The new screen was $400 USD. No excesss/deductable. You know the insurance only pay the…

Would you credit it but Samuel L. Jackson has a movie coming out called Moose. So there you have it….a perfect blog title.We went to see George and his Land Rover today in Fairbanks and although its in part and…

We are officially on our way home so that should please Julies Gran. However we have a smashed windscreen so movement towards home will be delayed whilst we find a replacement. Luckily, we think the insurance covers it. Insurance in…

Some days you get a bit bored of driving so you mess about…..We did see a bear ! Yes we did. Its early for them and they are mostly still sleeping, so, in your face African lions. Although the lions…

This is the second time i’ve posted using this film title. I may do it again. For those that do not know the film is about doing good deeds if one is done for you. Pretty much the same as…

My damn diff lock switch is faulty, again. Its new Allmakes one and I bet its been operated twice ! Damn you Allmakes ! I’m’ going to see it it can be repaired but knowing what happened with the last…

Ok so its not icy but we are in Canada. Its raining and the car is flooded. The leak I fixed has moved. Its not as bad as it used to be and my foot is only partially wet. All…

Leaving today from Defenders Northwest and on our way towards Canada. We might not cross today but leave it for tomorrow morning. We’ve been in Gig Harbor long enough and Matilda has had some TLC and i’ve cheated on her….Theres…

Some of you following the blog may know about the transport of a exhaust pipe in our suitcase from the UK back to the USA and into New Jersey. Well, this suitcase originated in Korea and collected my Step Mums…

For those of you at home this will either make you laugh or cry….its about $1.60 to the £1 so something like Ribena at $14.29 + 8% Tax = $15.43 which at about £9.30 would become more expensive than a Heroine…

Some of you know the problem we had with a recent visit to get tyres fitted. As part of the fitting they had a little accident with Matilda in they lowered half the car onto a axle stand that had…

Can you guess where we are?A few days of maintenance on the car but some problems along the way. New stem seals to sort the blue smoke in the morning and then swivel ball adjustment that turned in to a…