Kiel Canal

Thursday, May 9, 2013 The World – with me on it – is currently traversing the Kiel Canal. Quite spectacular really as it is rather narrow and the greenery going by outside at the moment is level with the deck…

Hamburg

Monday, May 6, 2013 I arrived in Hamburg, on The World, around noon yesterday, May 5th. I was hovering around the exit gate while the ship was being cleared by customs as I knew my friends Ilse and Nils where…

London, UK

Thursday, May 2, 2013 D-Day has come and gone and I have survived the ‘shock’ of no longer having house keys, at least temporarily. I guess they will be replaced with car keys soon enough, but for now I am footloose and…

Route and Map Legend

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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…

Health and Vaccinations.

We both went to Downtown Medical to get the necessary inoculations and prescriptions. Their website doesn’t look like much, but service is prompt and good. They take walk-ins but make an appointment if you can, it reduces the wait time and makes things a…

Documents

Friday, March 1, 2013 We applied for, and today got issued, 2nd US passports. It turns out it is not that difficult to get these, as long as you can give a good reason why you need it. I explained…

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…

Survival Kit

Our very thoughtful friends Nadine and Tim provided us with an essential food survival kit: Looks like the mimosa and smoked trout have Caroline’s name on them; the chocolates and shortbread seem to be earmarked for Stephen. We’re happy to share…

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…