What? Its Over?
With an icy start I crawl out of a rather warm tent, this heater is seriously worth every penny. With coffee boiling and eggs and bacon (read a full pack of bacon) I start the car which is running oddly rough this morning. It’s slightly missing, I think the glow...
EURASIA ADVENTURES —
Blog 69! hehehe
One day I will grow up, but not today. Either way, today is our lazy travel day, after yesterdays blow out distance and time wise, we have decided to drive a massive 90kms. That’s it. Were done. As a bonus our first town has some cool cranes! And everyone (Me) loves...
It’ll Hold
After a full day in town, in which we covered the whole town top to bottom looking for a fan hub, even the Toyota dealership was paid a visit as I knew they had the special oil I was after. Which, fun fact – is only available for Australia and not for sale in...
Round 1 – Fight!
Well, not fighting with people, just with the car. This is our first attempt at highway in the 40c heat, and let me tell you these mountains are giving me grief, as its mostly below 60kmh where we need the fan to aid, so we struggle, it never overheats, but it gets to...
African ADVENTURES —
Wandering Around Town
Our day in Windhoek, with some quick planning in place we head out for a laundry stop, and drop the wagon off for a service. I lucked out and the local Mitsubishi dealer was able to squeeze the wagon in. The shuttle us to downtown and we begin exploring. First stop,...
Windhoek Bound
Making a quick exit from the hotel gets our day running. On the hunt for a good carwash as the wagon is 10 pounds heavier in just salt crust. I find a place with underbody washing so up on the ramps she goes. We grab a coffee and relax, it takes about 30 minute to a...
Dune Bashing
The wagon gets a decent clean which will be pointless in an hour, but preventive care right? We grab a decent breakfast at the hotel and head towards Walvis Bay, there are oil rigs all along the coast which is very cool to see. In Walvis we refuel and grab coffee and...
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AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURES —
Hammer Down
Blasting along the highway at a blistering 97ish kmh I push all the way to Newman from Perth in 1 day. It seems I have a headwind regardless of the direction I travel, putting a speed cap on the old rig. Speaking of old rig, I did a few upgrades and added a roof rack...
Back To Work
The next morning I awake to find a spider has built a home between my swag and my car. interesting getting out of bed if you have ever seen a golden orb up close. After a quick pack up I put on my hiking boots and head up up up. The view from the top...
Yamprire Gorge
The next day on my way out I swing through the old asbestos mine for a quick peek, you can see the massive tailing piles Weather has left nothing behind The area sees a lot of rain, here is a piece of solid concrete it flipped as the rivers can rise very...