Chapoma and Pyalitsa Rivers
Chapoma River If you believe the guides, apparently we were the first westerners to visit this Chapoma River village. We saw first hand how hard life is in these remote lands. There is no wharf for large boats to land…
Stephen
Solovetsky Island and Monastery
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 We visited Solovetsky Island and Monastery on a cold summer’s day. This spiritual home to the Russian Orthodox Church was the greatest citadel of the church in the far north until it was turned into a…
Arkhangelsk
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Heading to the White Sea
Sunday to Tuesday, June 2-4, 2013 We left Kirkenes, Norway, at 6:30pm on June 2nd and arrived in Arkhangelsk, some 38 hours later on June 4th. Since this was The World’s first port-of-call in Russia on this trip, it took…
Kirkenes
Sunday, June 2, 2013 We docked for the day in the quiet town of Kirkenes. Since there was not much going on here, being Sunday didn’t help either, we decided to do a 15km / 10m bike trip to the…
Northern most point in Europe
Saturday, June 1, 2013 Today we sailed past Hammerfest which claims to be the northern most city in the world. This claim is in dispute with Honningsvåg which is further North but maybe is not a city. Barrow in Alaska which…
Tromsø
Thursday, May 30, 2013 Caroline and I reunited in Oslo just as we boarded the 90 minute flight to Tromsø. Caroline was coming from Belgium and I from Los Angeles. After 1 month apart it was certainly good to see…
Los Angeles
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Today Sterlin got dropped off at Schumacher Cargo and Logistics for shipping to Australia. The process was extremely easy and very reasonably priced at $1,850. In preparation of arrival into Sydney, Sterlin underwent a serious cleaning…
Caroline Leaves for Europe
Monday, April 29, 2014 The adventure starts with Caroline heading out from San Francisco airport to London. Only 4 bags!
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The Big One
This is the tale of our Overland Adventure (with some side-trips and a couple of ferries) from Sydney, Australia, to Eeklo, Belgium, in Sterlin our Landrover Discovery. How did our adventure start? Well…. Once Upon A Time, in a campground…
New Tires
Sterlin is fitted with Grabber AT2 tires from General Tire. Basically a stock tire that is a little wider than normal and with a more aggressive grip for both on and off road driving. The Vehicle Dependent Expedition Guide (VDEG)…
Sand Tracks
Sterlin has aluminum sand tracks or sand ladders mounted on the roof rack. These are not really carried to free us from sand or soft ground, but rather are there in case we have to create a bridge across rutted…
Jerry Cans
We added 4 Jerry cans for fuel and to extend the range of the thirsty discovery engine. Land Rover Discoveries have very poor fuel economy achieving around 15 mpg or 15.7 l So a full fuel tank provides a range of…
Driving Lamps
Sterlin has been fitted with two extra driving lamps mounted on the front brush bar. The thought is these lamps will mainly be used to light our camping area. But, in the unlikely event we drive at night, they might…