Didn’t Ewan McGregor do something called ‘The Long Way Down‘? Lightweight. Now THIS is the Long Way Down…. Just over 6 months…. 10,319 miles (16,606 km) by road…. 1,637 miles (2,663 km) by sea…. 63 miles (101 km) by breakdown … Continue reading
Guess what I got for my birthday yesterday? Airfreight express from Ashcroft’s in the UK. I have to admit, neither of us was expecting to spend that much though! Dinko’s garage have now got everything back together and we should … Continue reading
If you hear a whining noise (whether from your gearbox, or your wife / husband) DON’T ignore it. It never goes away on it’s own. Gearbox shaft, rebuild kit and bearings are ordered from UK. Hopefully to be delivered to … Continue reading
It’s not the clutch. It seems that ‘…Bang, clatter, crunch, clatter, grind, bang, oh-shit…’ is the sound gearboxes make when they go terminal (I guess clutches go more ‘…Whine, scrape, grind, what’s that smell, oh shit…’). It seems that the … Continue reading
It’s been quite an eventful 2 days getting out of Turkey. We decided to drive through the heart of the country, rather than back round the coast, in an effort to get to Rotterdam as soon as possible to put … Continue reading
We’ve GOT to get out of here! To bring everyone up to date briefly…. We didn’t get the car into the container in Limassol last week. When we got to Limassol Customs Office, our shipping agent got us through the … Continue reading