Peter
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New Zealand January 2019
January 2, 2019 at 10:52 amOur first trip in 2019 has started badly – the yellow Elan, making its first trip abroad since Tunisia in 2003 has been delayed in transit and will not arrive until a week after the trip starts. Great! And of course its no-one’s fault, everyone in shipping denies any wrong doing but they gave a More New Zealand January 2019 →
The Atlas Rally 2018
March 22, 2018 at 10:28 pm8 April to Seville and the end. We left the hotel after a late breakfast for a wander round the town of Ronda (last visited in 2009) before a long Final Rally lunch at a small but noisy cafe just outside the town. I found that I had lost my driving licence to the last More The Atlas Rally 2018 →
Route 66
June 3, 2017 at 3:55 pm2 November, the day started chilly then it rained – not a good day to visit Newport CA and Balboa! We walked on Balboa Peninsula beach and it gradually stopped raining and got passably warm. Then up Highway 1 to Huntingdon Marina for lunch, a stroll on the beach and then to Los Angeles Airport More Route 66 →
Classic Persia
September 26, 2016 at 8:21 pmOctober 21st – tourist day! We took the bus again and really the only times we got off were to change busses or to go on boat trips – and both boats we only made by the skin of our teeth, one had already cast off but as there were only 8 other passengers it More Classic Persia →
Arctic Highway Challenge
June 15, 2016 at 4:02 pm12 July – we arrive in Travemunde at around 9pm after about 30 hours on a very calm ferry crossing from Helsinki (about 1150 km). Yesterday was the 300 mile drive to Helsinki, which started on glorious roads – wit no speed cameras! We had some confusion as Allison was adamant that we should be More Arctic Highway Challenge →
Amazon Adventure 2015
August 31, 2015 at 4:05 pmNEW! – see youtube video of the rally courtesy of Rod Kirkpatrick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OurFL0m6wNg 26 October We set off for Lima but were soon concerned about the electrics – the dynamo was producing too much charge and was very hot – and that was after 5 miles! I decided there was not much to be done More Amazon Adventure 2015 →
The Kingdom of Ladakh
July 2, 2014 at 2:09 pmSaturday 12th July. Two cars left Kargil very early – we know as our room overlooked the car park. The rest of us left just after 7. We followed a river for some way, in a lush valley. Then we climbed and the road seemed reasonable. There were sheep, goats and shepherds at the roadside More The Kingdom of Ladakh →
Bulgaria June 2012
February 15, 2014 at 8:50 pmBulgarian Rally The 2nd Interbalkanic Classic Rally sounded too good to miss – so we signed up for it. It was to be based at Varna on the Bulgarian Black Sea and jointly organised by the Greeks and Bulgarians. Our route out was influenced by insurance, the Green Card only covered EU countries which ruled More Bulgaria June 2012 →
Porsche Club Isle of Man Tour 2011
September 4, 2011 at 9:11 pmPorsche Club Manx Tour May 2011 An early start meant we were in good time for the fast craft to the Isle of Man in spite of going under the Mersey Tunnel by mistake, due to moment of navigational inexactitude by Allison. One Porsche grounded a bit going on to the ferry, which unsurprisingly was More Porsche Club Isle of Man Tour 2011 →
Patagonia 2010
September 4, 2011 at 7:15 pm17Mar – we’ve reached the rally hotel in Valparaiso – End. Yesterday evening the support landrover arrived on a low loader and this morning we heard that Conrad’s Alfa had arrived in Mendoza. We set off earlyish for the border with Chile. Leaving Maipu there was a holdup on the dual carriageway – the problem More Patagonia 2010 →