Hola from Spain

Africa that far, dark, distant continent. Will we ever get to it? Well if we can sort out Jenny´s clunk then yes. Spain, Barcelona and more sunshine than you know what to do with. We leave the cool shores of southern France early Monday morning and head out. After passing two rather large, touristy border [...]

Simes and the art of Land Rover maintenance

So we’ve been having a few problems. Actually I don´t quite live up to the bush mechanic lifestyle that I’m embarking on for the next few months… However, the beard is growing nicely. Well actually we’ve had a few wins recently. We managed to change and inner tube successfully. Now, the last time I changed [...]

Heading South

So finally we get moving again. It´s been lovely hanging around in Geneva and catching up with Sarah but it´s time to hit the road again. Only this time we have a passenger. Bex has decided to join us for a couple of days as unfortunately Sarah has had to work. So we headed into [...]

Mellow week in Geneva

So it is Monday morning, Simon and I find ourselves in Geneva. We are staying in a friend of Sarah´s flat in the middle of the old town. That is to say where the town originated, full of architecture and history and interesting little shops and cafes. No not your corner tea and full English [...]

Head Gasket

Well just so that everyone can get worried we have diagnosed that overheating problems as a problem with the head gasket. Anyone know a good mechanic? In France?

Quick Update

We’re in Geneva at the moment and have just found an internet cafe. We plan to update the site in a few days to keep an eye out for some new articles. In the meantime we’re both well and have been enjoying the snow!

Heading to Italy

Setting off early we headed for Italy, just a little drive through a huge mountain range including Mont Blanc (yep that famous white mountain.) Poor ole Jenny took some strain and overheated 3 times due to the constant climbing. But there was loads of snow to keep us busy and the views where beyond my [...]