Around The World In 800 Days
Some of you may have noticed its 800 days since we quit normal life and went off round the world. It won’t be long until we are moving again and this time we hope without event. We’ve had a few…
Mass Extinction
Here we are still on “Holiday” in the UK for Christmas. Seen all the family and some of the friends. The friends we have not yet seen will be seen before we leave. We’ve got a suitcase with an exhaust…
Seasons Greetings Everyone
Happy Holidays to your all. Avoiding the Christian messages and wishing all our friends, no matter what their faith, a Happy Holiday. Its not like the non-chiristians don’t get the same holidays, you lucky people ! We’ve been on holiday for over two…
Over The Hedge1
The laptop is on good behaviour although when the engineer changed the motherboard he didn’t move over the CD card reader. So they are coming back on Friday. Muppet…Last few days we’ve been working hard. Trying to get the house…
Unspeakable
@#*$ &% and @#*$ &% and @#*$ &%…..I could swear….I just did…Just to top off all the stress and what my life is now were are back at home temporarily. To top it ALL off. My laptop has ALSO JUST…
Freaky Friday
I’m not freaking out yet….So coming home has been a fest of broken failing devices. Shower and cooker being noteworthy….On a more positive note the car passed its MOT so we are now mobile and don’t need to borrow Mums…
The Paperwork Explosion
You know that little piece of paper that you need for the car. You know, the Carnet de Passages En Douane. Well you don’t really need one but it makes it easier in some counties (and much harder in some).Yet…
Home Alone
The Defender is parked up with some generous Americans and were are in the UK for all of 7 weeks. We’ve missed the family and we are back for Xmas.A few updates on the gearbox. We’ve sold the damaged one…
Christmas Vacation
SQUIRREL! Its December the first and Christmas is starting in NYC. The residents in the apartment we are camping outside have been very interested in the car. Theres been speculation to what we are doing and why we are here.…
Supersize Me
We are in NY and camping on Manhattan Island…I bet its the cheapest accommodation in NY. We found the queue to get in a bit much even on Thanksgiving at 2pm. The queue for the tunnel was mammoth. We couldn’t…
American Hustle
some times you just want to scream and I know some of you know what I mean….This morning the diff lock lamp was on ( don’t know if its in lock or not = bad ). The switch they broke…
Southern Hospitality
Not that they are in the South but he’s a Southerner….Ohio is Northern but Sean comes from about a far south as you can get in the UK.Thanks Sean and Debb(s) ((LOL)) for allowing us to stay and keeping me…
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So the garage did a efficient job getting us on our way. We left there about lunchtime Tuesday. A few problems with the diff-lock lever which I knew we would. Last time it took me ages to get it working…
Transporter
After a under-informed weekend we were told early morning that our worse fear was realised, the box was still in Chicago….well…I need not tell you I was upset and possibly nearly in tears. The money that this would have cost…