Disaster Move
I’ve forgotten to mention quite a few things on the blog recently and its been family asking questions thats reminded me. We got back the £12,000 for the carnet we managed to swap over in cape town SARS office. The…
The Mechanic
A few productive days!We’ve been back to the Garage to have the transfer box looked at again so they took it out again…..the thing was leaking again. Looks like the O ring on the inter shaft was duff. It was…
Panic Room
So we are back in Cape Town at the camp site where we’ve stayed quite a few nights already. Problem is we lose the car next Friday. What do we do then? The current idea is rent an apartment for…
Ghost Ship
So we’ve finally booked the shipping to South America (Cape Town to Buenos Aires) with stuffing (loading the car into) the container on the 16th November. The car should be in SAm by the 21st December. The cost for this…
Convoy
Last night we slept in a Truck Stop just like the ones you’ve all seen. It wasn’t too bad actually and half the price of any of the rubbish camp sites in the area. The showers were hot and the toilets…
Deliverance
So yesterday we finally met up with Henning (and Fridah) in George. We had some food and chatted about our adventures. We also delivered his medication, maps and stickers he’d ordered whilst “online shopping” at the “overlandbirds shop”. I didn’t…
The Bank Job
Major update on the cost page with the 12 Month cost analysis. Our trip in numbers is slightly amended.Still waiting for a few shipping quotes buwe have another back and its much more than the others.Julie is formulating some other information…
The Avengers
If you’ve seen the new Avengers movie you will be familiar with Black Widow. Well she seems to have come to live in the campsite power box where we were about to plug in Matilda…..she didn’t survive the Baygon (Raid…
A Year And A Day
Last night to celebrate (the following is becoming a habit) we slept in the car park outside a restaurant. This has happened before and those of you who read the blog will remember us doing this in Uganda on our wedding aniversary.…
The Big Year
I know you’ve not seen it, niether have I…..I’m sure Jack Black is very proud of it. Owen Wilson might not remember making it….So this is it. A year on the road (ignoring the holiday back to the UK) So…
The Package
So today our £12,000 carnet left South Africa for sunnier climates….I’m doing SA an injustice as the weather is now good,,,,, but too windy to go up Table Mountain. The cable car is closed and I cannot be bothered to…
The Producers
Today has been pretty productive. We’ve contacted to shipping agents and they have committed to get us some quotes. Knowing how unreliable they are we shall see if they fulfil their commitments. (now that would be a fitting title for the next…
Hard Rain
Morgan Freeman in Hard Rain not really his best film but considering the rubbish weather yesterday in Cape Town the title is fitting. The wind and rain putting a real dampener on my spirits quite literally. Very strong wind a lashing…
Planes Trains And Automobiles
We’re on the road again……another year in the making. See you in South America (via South Africa). Not sure who we are shipping with yet but any suggestions for places in South Africa would be great. We have to go round…
The Postman Always Rings Twice
This weekend we went to Derby drinking with ex-work colleagues. It was a late night with much beer being drunk. It was good to see some of the old team. Jade, our neice was there, as was Noel an even…
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