Sorry to have been neglecting the updates, but it\u2019s been a bit hectic tying up a few loose-ends and coordinating everything to achieve our May departure date. Just today though (and forced by the rapidly diminishing accommodation options in Durban due to the Bank Holiday one suspects) things have become real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shipping: The helpful David Squibb at Kinetsu World Express (Plymouth Office) has coordinated a shipping plan \u2013 including loading the container with the vehicle, loading the container onto the vessel, shipping (25days), unloading the container, unloading the vehicle, clearing customs and collection from a warehouse in Durban. Estimated arrival first week in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rachel has sent in her career break application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My course of jabs has finished (Rachel has a couple of more dates with the needle).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Flights booked to arrive first week in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hotel booked for 1\/52 in Durban. Cheap and cheerful on the beachfront \u2013 a good introduction to keeping your wits about you if memory serves well \u2013 but generally OK in the daytime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tail lift went on to the Azalai last week and we had a weekend up in Exeter with Geraldine & Andy Bayliss as well as (on Friday) the delightful Emma Taylor \u2013 all Lions RSA Tour Vets from back in the day (the Guscott drop-goal and sambucca tour).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We went to watch the Exeter Chiefs stuff Leicester Tigers 35-10 (albeit a weakened Leicester as they stripped the squad for this Amlin Cup tie \u2013 still it was a stuffing and worth typing just for that). We parked the van in their driveway and tested the tail-lift thoroughly (no lost limbs even though wine was taken). Temperatures got down to below freezing outside and about zero degrees inside \u2013 but OK in bed. The Erberspacher (diesel heater for the pod) helped a little, but for all its jet like noise it was a little disappointing. The Wallas (heater blower from the cooker hob) seemed more effective. Might be a setting we need to check out in the instructions \u2013 otherwise I can\u2019t see it getting too much use. Will update if we find anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Possibly we\u2019ll get the tail-lift ascent turned a notch or two slower \u2013 but I can\u2019t put into words how well OEC have done on this challenging engineering project. I did say that there was probably a story and publicity in that alone. Paul said, \u201cBest not, I\u2019m never doing that again!\u201d I\u2019m sure they can\u2019t have made a profit \u2013 but they certainly, to their credit, they have proved a point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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