Thursday, June 11th, 2009
We are complete amateurs with regard to vehicle recovery.
Where the Land Rover is concerned, on it’s own, we are not really bothered.
BUT, with the caravan in tow, this has presented us with a bit more of a serious issue should we get into difficulty (e.g. jackknife, transit issues, chassis, terrain problems). Not that we’re planning [...]
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
You Can Help!
We’re after balls of wool for knitting, embroidery silks and embroidery fabrics, new tennis balls, plastic skipping ropes and large flat packed cardboard boxes by 7th July 2009. These are needed toward our fundraising cause toward Educational Aid for children in Burlacu, Moldva (please see ‘Fundraising Cause’) or newsletter moldova-news-6-june-09 for more information. If you can [...]
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Melbourn Fete Saturday 27th June 1pm - 5pm with Music on the Moor 6pm - 10pm
Another fete and fund-raising again!
Location / Directions
Check out www.melbournfete.co.uk as this one sounds like fun! - the fete will run from 1-5pm with Music on the Moor from 6-10pm which will include live musicians, beer tent and barbeque - what more could you want! [...]
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
A total 22 labels have been found including 6 in France, 6 in Dover and 4 in Canterbury. The remainder are dotted around Herne Bay, Luton, Burnham-on-Crouch, St Neots and Norfolk. We’re sure that the rest have probably landed in the sea! Please see our page or click balloon-race-label-finds to see FRANCE MAP and further details
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
We’ve set up a new page dedicated to the Jurgens and Off Road Caravan (see page on left hand side). As we build experience /find out more information, it’ll be easier to keep this up-to-date, rather than having to keep digging through old posts for reminders.
Canvas Roof Surround
Latest news is that we are waiting for a [...]
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
We’ve decided our route, duration and highlights for our summer shake down trip this year. Please see new page we have set-up on left hand side titled ‘Summer Shakedown 2009′ for more information.
Friday, June 5th, 2009
Andrew passed his Practical Assessment in Carpentry back in April (phew!). It was quite a thorough and demanding assessment needing preparation beforehand to dig out the years of skills from the back of his brain, make sure he had the right and adequate tools, equipment and Health & Safety gear, not to mention getting lunch [...]
Friday, June 5th, 2009
We’ve been struggling with vehicle jacking solutions for both caravan and vehicle - i.e. the weight of carrying a 3T trolley / bottle jack in the rear of our vehicle along with all our other items. Not so much even about the weight-load in the vehicle itself but actually having to contend with physically lifting a [...]
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Some form of mobile communications, while on the move for a long period, is essential when travelling i.e. mobile phone to stay in touch with loved ones & friends and also in case of emergency. We decided to opt for TWO identical phones - regular GSM phones with some gadgets - one for each adult so we can continue [...]
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
A total 18 balloons have now been located including 4 in France, several in Dover and Canterbury and others in some more spurious places. Please check out the balloon release page to find out more. We have placed the last 5 finds in proper order as yet but have included in the list so you [...]
