Overland with Kids

We decided that before under-taking the huge task of driving from the UK to Australia during 2010, that a ’shakedown’ trip to test vehicles, equipment, our children’s robustness & well-being plus ourselves would be in order.

We decided on a 7.5 week trip through France, Spain and Morocco and back again to the UK during summer 2009. 

Land Rover Preparation

For a summary of Land Rover preparation and observations regarding modifications following trip, please click here.

Trip Report

To see our day to day trip diary with photos, please click on the following:

Days 1-5 UK to Disneyland, Paris 1-days-1-5-uk-to-disneyland-paris

Days 6-12 Compiegne to Dieppe 2-days-6-to-12-compiegne-to-dieppe

Days 13-17 Dieppe to Dordogne 3-days-13-17-dieppe-to-dordogne

Days 18-23 Dordogne to Clermont Ferrand 4-days-18-23-dordogne-to-clermont-ferrand

Days 24-39 Clermont Ferrand to Morocco 5-days-24-39-clermont-ferrand-to-morocco

Days 40-52 Morocco and Back Home Again to UK 6-days-40-to-52-morocco-and-home-again-to-uk

Where we Stayed (Summary Overnight Stop Points)

Please click on the following to see a list of overnight stop points:

Where we Stayed - Overnight Stop Points

Vehicle Issues, Observations and Conclusions

To see a summary of all vehicle issues and obseravtions (including caravan) please click on the the following:

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For a summary of Vehicle (and Caravan) Conclusions please click on the following:

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Reflections and Lessons Learned

Reflections from our Summer Trip 2009 and about what we learned please click on the following reflections-lessons-learned-since-summer-trip-2009

Budget

A brief outline regarding budget and what we spent please click budget3

Jessica’s Diary

Click on the following to see full version of Jessica’s Diary - Aged 8 (13 pages) jessicas-diary-summer-2009

Also divided into two sections as follows:

Jessica’s Diary Part One jessicas-diary-part-one

Jessica’s Diary Part Two jessicas-diary-part-two