Well that was a busy week. the Van went in to have its final tweaks on Monday, then Tuesday we made our way up to Eastnor Castle in beautiful Herefordshire for the rearranged Driver Training at the Land Rover Experience. We arrived at our campsite late in the day. We were staying at the friendlyContinue reading “If you can’t afford to fail, steer carefully and precisely – or take another route – Eastnor Castle Landrover Driver Training”
Category Archives: Preparation
Visit to Motivation.org
This week we had the great pleasure of visiting the guys at Motivation in their Bristol HQ. It was really great to catch up and put faces to names. Hi Natalie, Chris, Marianne and David (sorry for interrupting your lunch David). Obviously everyone was very busy, so it was nice that they made us feelContinue reading “Visit to Motivation.org”
Shipping Update and a trip to The Land of My Fathers
The van is going for shipping at the end of the month, but now not from Avonmouth, but Tilbury docks. It will arrive in Durban at the end of April just in time for us to help it clear through customs. Thanks again to David Squibb of KWE for all of his help in arrangingContinue reading “Shipping Update and a trip to The Land of My Fathers”
Final Vehicle Prep stuff
The Azalai has seen much of Sherwell Valley Garage of late as Dave Webb and Chris kindly agreed to let us use their expertise and ramps to go through basic maintenance techniques on the Land Rover. A quick inspection identified that the transmission pipes could take another tightening as they had bedded down a bitContinue reading “Final Vehicle Prep stuff”
Landrover Broken by Landrover Dealer
So we were just about there with vehicle preparation, just a quick trip to Matford Land Rover to get a spare set of keys. Unfortunately whilst in their custody, the Azalai took a bit of a bump to its roof-rack. (Accidents do happen so importantly…) The Dealer was good as gold and covered the repair,Continue reading “Landrover Broken by Landrover Dealer”
Taking the Azalai to Tilbury Docks
We left Torquay in the middle of the night (30/3/11) knowing that the next time the Azalai drives on the Bay’s roads it will be after it’s traversed the length of both Africa and Europe. Despite having had less than a few hour’s sleep, the drive to Tilbury Docks was really enjoyable. I did theContinue reading “Taking the Azalai to Tilbury Docks”
The Landrover to be shipped
The MV Safmarine Mafadi has arrived at Tilbury – this is the new good ship to ferry the Azalai to Durban after the last boat ‘did one’ sans Land Rover! A quick note of thanks to Nicky Baker for her support and encouragement. Rest assured Nicky that we’ll do our best to add an engineer’sContinue reading “The Landrover to be shipped”
The Landrover has shipped for Durban
After missing out on being boarded onto the MOL Caloden, the Azalai was waiting for MV. Safmarine Mafadi to ship her to Durban. The ETS we had was 13th April. We watched her sail in to Tilbury on www.marinetraffic.com – but then saw her sail out again late on 12th April! We had an anxiousContinue reading “The Landrover has shipped for Durban”
Ready to go?
One of the things I’ve ben asked the most just of late is “How do you feel about going?” Often followed by assertions, “Nervous? Just looking forward to it? Ready to go?” For sure we’re ready to go, I suspect that deep down there are some nerves; but most of all I feel humble. SlightlyContinue reading “Ready to go?”
Leaving Party and Thanks
Thank you all to everyone who came to our leaving party. It was preceded by an excellent unbeaten season ending game for Torbay Sharks vs a Newton Chairman’s XV. Just before our departure we of course would like to offer our heartfelt gratitude to all of the companies, organisations and individuals who have been soContinue reading “Leaving Party and Thanks”