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Car Preparations and Enhancements
Preparations

Car Preparations and Enhancements

By May 13, 2014
Sterlin is our 2002 Land Rover Discovery II and our first expedition vehicle. The dream started in 1992 in a desert town
Jǐníng (济宁)
Leg 4 – China

Jǐníng (济宁)

By May 13, 2014
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 We had a leisurely morning, since we were waiting to hear news about Ivor. All went well in
Dàtóng (大同)
Leg 4 – China

Dàtóng (大同)

By May 11, 2014
Sunday, May 11, 2014 After our visit to the Hanging Monastery we drove to Dàtóng were we arrived before noon
Húnyuán (浑源)
Leg 4 – China

Húnyuán (浑源)

By May 10, 2014
Saturday, May 10, 2014 We woke up to find that it had been raining overnight. A little surprising, as we haven’t
Píngyáo (平遥)
Leg 4 – China

Píngyáo (平遥)

By May 8, 2014
Thursday, May 8, 2014 Another longish day of driving most of which were on the express-way to save some time and ease
Hánchéng (韩城)
Leg 4 – China

Hánchéng (韩城)

By May 7, 2014
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 After a wonderful three day break in Xi’an it was time to continue the journey north. We
Mike Murphy: Car mechanic in Vientiane, Laos
Logisitics

Mike Murphy: Car mechanic in Vientiane, Laos

By May 6, 2014
Meet Mike Murphy, who did everything in his power to help us trying to fix a potentially trip-ending issue with
Xī’ān (西安)
Leg 4 – China

Xī’ān (西安)

By May 3, 2014
Saturday, May 3, 2014 Another long drive on fast and free roads. First we had to back-track to Baoji along the same
Màijīshān (麦积山石窟)
Leg 4 – China

Màijīshān (麦积山石窟)

By May 2, 2014
Friday, May 2, 2014 It was a long night. Stephen managed to get another tummy bug, and most of the night was
Hànzhōng (汉中)
Leg 4 – China

Hànzhōng (汉中)

By May 1, 2014
Thursday, May 1, 2014 Today was a big driving day for us and also the start of a three day holiday in
Chéngdū (成都)
Leg 4 – China

Chéngdū (成都)

By April 29, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 We set off from Xiaojin around 8am as we had a long day’s drive ahead of us…
Xiǎojīn (小金)
Leg 4 – China

Xiǎojīn (小金)

By April 28, 2014
Monday, April 28, 2014 It was a cold night as our hotel room did not have any central heating and the outside
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