A disturbed night. Having just fallen asleep, we were awoken by the arrival of very noisy vehicles parking right beside us. I thought they were motorbikes, but on emerging from the Land Rover this morning discovered we were surrounded by a posse of Volkswagen camper vans of indeterminate vintage. They…
Departure is at 0700 tomorrow morning. From Newhaven across the Channel to Dieppe. Our first night will be spent with good friends Mike and Wendy in deepest Normandy in Villers en Ouche. Preparation over the last few days has been frantic. Hopefully, we have thought of everything! More stickers but…
Our Landie is back from Gumtree 4×4 and looking good. New shock absorbers, a secure box for storing valuables and modifications have been made for fording any rivers or floods. These include the addition of a snorkel and moving the computer from under the driver’s seat to a box behind…
Thursday, 26 April and we have now been in the UK for 2 days. Just about recovered from jet lag and the Landie is with Gumtree 4×4, our local Land Rover specialist, for final modifications. The fitting of a snorkel, new shock absorbers and a secure, lockable box for valuables…