time is pressing. blogging today has not gone too well.
the whole of the grand tour crew understand that the following few posts many be difficult to understand and we apologise.
this post is meant as a form of damage control. next time we are online we will rectify the mess that, i would like to add, had nothing to do with me (apart from good stuff, naturally).
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Wilma and larry take aride in a container to Chennai
Citroen ZX 'Wilma' and Erdé trailer 'Larry' going London to Singapore and back
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Wilma and larry take aride in a container to Chennai
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About Us
- Dwight Wood Tessie Tay, Loong Wood, Lewis Wood
- London, United Kingdom
- Age Dwight 50- now 60 Tessie 39- now 40 Loong 18- now 19 Lewis 5 and a half- now 5 and 11/12
Route map
Posts
Websites from people we meet on our route
Equipment Taken
List of Contents,
Clothes for all weathers as temperature ranges from zero to 40 degrees- need to be easy to wash by hand
Water filter- Katadyn hand pump.
Electrical inverter powerful enough to charge all electrical equipment bought (including laptop)
Garmin GPS Nuvi 250 with world maps and maps from smellybiker.com.
Books for reading
Pack of cards
Suncream
Malaria tablets
Jabs- ask your doctor.
Laptop
Mobile phone, unlocked.
Wind-up torches
Head torch
Petrol cooker by Coleman
5 litres of petrol for cooker
Plates, mugs, bowls (china for luxury), knives, forks, spooons, washing bowl, dish cloth
Towels and swimming costumes
Binolulars
Small camera tripod
Digital camera- small but good
Sunglasses
Bird spotting book
Plant recognition book
Mp3 player for music and cassette conversion if old unit.
12 passport photographs
Digital and hard copies of all documents
USB
Visa and master card
US dollars and/or euros cash about 500 to 1000 for emergencies
About 20 pounds cash of each currency from russia onwards just for fuel
10 litres of spare diesels
20 Litres of water container
Thermal cup x 2
Thermal flask for food
Tent- good quality and quick to errect (must be waterproof, spare waterproofer option good idea)
Spare ground sheet
Air matress- good quality but only about 3cm thick.
Tyre repair equipment
Good foot pump
1 good spare tyre
Sunhat- one that also cools
1 umbrella
Flip flops
Gloves
Walking boots
Normal shoes
Walking socks
Decent coats- light for all weather with removalble fleece.
Long trousers with removable legs to make shorts
Guide books plus maps from Stamfords/ Bitish maps centre.
Wet wipes
Socket set
Tool box
Haynes workshop manual
Cup holder for driver and passenger
Splitter so you can plug in more than one item into cigatette lighter at a time
All leads for phones and Mp3s etc and adaptor
Super glue
Tow rope/webbing
Fire extinguisher
Spare light bulbs
Spare service kit
Spare fan belt /alternater belt
Spare alternator
Jump leads
Translation of trip summery- who you are where you are going-into languages of countries visiting (only if you know people who speak languages)
Phrase books
Clothes for all weathers as temperature ranges from zero to 40 degrees- need to be easy to wash by hand
Water filter- Katadyn hand pump.
Electrical inverter powerful enough to charge all electrical equipment bought (including laptop)
Garmin GPS Nuvi 250 with world maps and maps from smellybiker.com.
Books for reading
Pack of cards
Suncream
Malaria tablets
Jabs- ask your doctor.
Laptop
Mobile phone, unlocked.
Wind-up torches
Head torch
Petrol cooker by Coleman
5 litres of petrol for cooker
Plates, mugs, bowls (china for luxury), knives, forks, spooons, washing bowl, dish cloth
Towels and swimming costumes
Binolulars
Small camera tripod
Digital camera- small but good
Sunglasses
Bird spotting book
Plant recognition book
Mp3 player for music and cassette conversion if old unit.
12 passport photographs
Digital and hard copies of all documents
USB
Visa and master card
US dollars and/or euros cash about 500 to 1000 for emergencies
About 20 pounds cash of each currency from russia onwards just for fuel
10 litres of spare diesels
20 Litres of water container
Thermal cup x 2
Thermal flask for food
Tent- good quality and quick to errect (must be waterproof, spare waterproofer option good idea)
Spare ground sheet
Air matress- good quality but only about 3cm thick.
Tyre repair equipment
Good foot pump
1 good spare tyre
Sunhat- one that also cools
1 umbrella
Flip flops
Gloves
Walking boots
Normal shoes
Walking socks
Decent coats- light for all weather with removalble fleece.
Long trousers with removable legs to make shorts
Guide books plus maps from Stamfords/ Bitish maps centre.
Wet wipes
Socket set
Tool box
Haynes workshop manual
Cup holder for driver and passenger
Splitter so you can plug in more than one item into cigatette lighter at a time
All leads for phones and Mp3s etc and adaptor
Super glue
Tow rope/webbing
Fire extinguisher
Spare light bulbs
Spare service kit
Spare fan belt /alternater belt
Spare alternator
Jump leads
Translation of trip summery- who you are where you are going-into languages of countries visiting (only if you know people who speak languages)
Phrase books
1 comment:
rainy thursday - raining again!
Ling came over after work after Cherry and Reeve had come and gone very speedily. We had a lovely pie for supper (leftover from lunch, C&R thought it was awful) - Ling had two helpings!
Granny hopes she survives. Lings says Granny looks very well after her fabulous holiday and appears to have had a marvelous time (Ling is v. jealous).
Boyfriend still lovely. Flat coming along slowly. House still standing (although Granny says she will have to check on the garden). Possibly before you've returned. Kay and Henry fine.
Keep smiling. Love Mum and Ling. XXXX
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