Archive for June, 2008
Ukraine Russian Border
Hello from Russia!! I can’t believe that I am here, What a day it’s been too, if I am honest it has been stressful but I feel I managed it ok. This has to be the hardest country that I have ever had to get into. I actually thought that it would go ok because the Ukraine was tough but no harder than when i used to take trucks into Czech or [...]
Ukraine
Got into Ukraine at 6.20 p.m on friday night, their was a huge line of trucks on the single carriage way into a smaller border heading towards l’viv. It took me about an hour and a half to get into Ukraine, everyone was firm but friendly , they were very interested in the vehicle and customs didn’t know where to look first as their is so many [...]
Webasto Gliwice poland
I’m half way through poland and have decided to visit a Webasto dealer, that is the make of the engine heating system fitted to heat water and to keep the engine warm in cold climates, when it was fitted in the UK webasto supplied the wrong wiring diagram to the company fitting it and it has not been working to its full potential, i thought it [...]
Polish Border
Hello everyone I’m now in poland this evening about 5.30 p.m only just over the border from Liberec in Czeck. I’m 3323 ft up in the mountains, found a track up into the forest and have made camp its now pouring with rain and my howling moon roof tent is lovely and dry. Nothing else to report.
Czech Mates
What a day, its great to be up to date with the blog, I don’t think I’ll always be like that and I won’t be doing it every day either. I’m in Czech which is fantastic considering I woke up in Frankfurt with CJ and Dylan the www.heretohere.com team. I must thank them again for letting me stay at their hotel, I have found out this evening [...]
Frankfurt HereToHere meet 2
I’ve made contact with CJ and Dylan and I can’t wait to meet up again, I’m so sorry that their trip hasn’t worked to plan and it is really tough doing these trips hopefully they can give me an update on do’s and don’ts in Ukraine. (more...)
Puncture safe
Well I'm not sure yet about Puncture Safe!! But Dave’s cooking is amazing!! Dave and Dani very kindly let me stop over at their house in Northampton and Dave cooked some lovely Indian food all from scratch last nite. (more...)
Goodbye Midland
Rained most of the nite which I liked as it always shows how good the tent is, found out that water lies on top of the tourer canopy so when I pulled the guide rope I got a free shower. Packed up the tent in loads of rain made Manni and I a cup of tea and we got going as I had to drop Manni off to work for 10 am. Said my goodbyes to Manni at 10.30 [...]
West Coast 4×4
Woke up excited and fresh today, got the vehicle on Paul's ramp and worked started on the truck. I had an appointment at 12 p.m. with a 4x4 Magazine to take some Pictures and do an Article on the trip and I remember Toby telling me that he would call letting me know when he would arrive in Banks, I could hear the phone ringing but couldn’t find [...]
Leaving Trekoverland
Woke a little tired and anxious this morning, Irena kindly let me stay at her house last nite and for the first time got to see a pet fox, well almost a pet, it was in a kennel and it did smell a bit. We got in to Trek at about 9 am and got started on the last minute packing of the truck. Tim and Matthew were still fitting the hot water system and [...]