Posted by: stan
on Oct 13, 2009
Well we have been laid up here a little longer than expected. Waiting for a parcel from the UK and i have been to the dentist 3 times, i now have a large hole where the tooth was..
Its getting Chilly, Autumn definatly kicking in and we were hoping to be further south, hopefully soon..
Staying with friends who live in trailers and trucks, heres one being worked on..
Posted by: stan
on Oct 01, 2009
We have actually made it out of the Uk at last.
We got the ferry from Harwich to Rotterdam as we needed to pick up a spare tyre in Holland. We could not get the size we need second hand in the UK. And as its a spare spare we decided to go this way. We have freinds in Rotterdam so this route worked well. Its supprisingly easy to leave the UK with a dog, but he wasnt too impressed with the ferry journey.
Having collected the tyre we are now in Germany as the new radiator has not fixed the over heating problem. We have now had a new viscous fan coupling fitted at great expense, so we hope this will sort it out. There were some big long hill climbs around Koln which had us worried, its frustrating having problems so early on with a truck that hasnt done many km,s but thats life.
Posted by: stan
on Sep 18, 2009
Its been a stressfull few weeks, no one writes about how to condense the contents of a 3 bedroom house into a lorry and a storage unit, and trying to sell as much as you can. Not easy !
The lorry is'nt finished but we had to make a break from the lakes. We moved out of the house at the end of August into a caravan at our muddy wood yard to sort our stuff out and get the lorry painted.
We are now in Lincolnshire visiting relatives before heading across the water.
Posted by: stan
on Jun 19, 2009
We have been thinking of setting off for some time now. The trip around Scotland was a good chance for us to make our minds up that its the right time to do it.
Our son Jake is nearly 4, so do a trip before he has to start school makes sense. With the website now up and running its a good time to be on the road promoting it and hopefully inspire others to set off as well..
