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
‘….and now, The Shipping Forecast.’ There seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel. As mentioned previously, although the Cypriot Customs in Nicosia issued us with Temporary Import paperwork for the car, what those papers actually mean … Continue reading
Right, what’s the status then? Well, we’re still in Cyprus. The nice guys at Nicosia Customs renewed our papers for bringing the car in and gave us another 6 weeks. But that’s the end of it: after that expires we … Continue reading
It’s been a varied sort of 6 weeks in Cyprus. The excitement of Philip & Caroline’s wedding; pals Judith & Paul coming out for a brief visit; brothers Gareth & Gordon here for 10 days; and, best of all, daughter … Continue reading
A cracking day on the beach – remote western Cyprus near Lara Bay (where the turtles hatch). It may look remote, but suddenly these places can become very crowded with all sorts of riff-raff. (click the picture for a closer … Continue reading