Had our first Rabies jab and all is well. Still got two more of those to go.

We’ve sort of decided to change the main tank on the defender from 80 ish litres to 120 litres. This is an expensive item coming in at £410 plus VAT, Ouch ! It will also mean moving the anti roll…

Ordered some needles and stuff today for the ever growing First Aid Kit. Also we’re both off for the second round of injections today. We’re starting to look like pin cushions.

Called the RAC again today and managed to get some great news. Valued the vehicle at £1500 which means i don’t have to bother with the bank guarantee. I can just lodge the money with the RAC and forget about…

Web site domain finally registered.www.overlandbirds.com

Fitted the wheel to the bonnet and the steering damper. Took a few hours as the damn steering damper fouled on the steering guard. The only way i could get it to fit was with lots of manual sawing !…

Bought a new steering damper today and a mount to put one of the spare wheels on the bonnet. Another sunday job to fit them. The Britpart damper i have on has very poor quality rubber bushes which are split…

Created the web site today. Still lots of planning proper to do but i’m going to try not to neglect it and get it finished before we set off.