Day 131 – Monday, September 2nd 2013 Finally we touched down in that most exotic and exciting of destinations – India. For us the country would be the turning point from which we would start the return leg of our journey, and it also represented the greatest unknown. Travel writers love to romanticise it, backpackers … Continue reading
So, err, we’ve let it slip again a little haven’t we? We’re not even in India yet according to our little log… And here we are back in Thailand already, and with Ivor still in Nepal – What could possibly have happened?!! An awful lot, we don’t mind saying – but we’ve not got time … Continue reading
Malaysia Day 115 – Saturday, August 17th 2013 Night was falling as we finally entered the country, after an inept cock up on our part we managed to queue for customs twice. Once inside, we obtained a stamp on our carnet de passage (a temporary import document issued from the UK to spare us the … Continue reading
Day 111 – Tuesday, August 13th 2013 This would not be the relaxing saunter through the country that we had once dreamt of. That would have to come next year when we were on our way home – this would be a dash through to Malaysia, where we would be shipping from Port Klang (near … Continue reading
Day 100 – Friday, August 2nd 2013 Wow, would you take a look at that – 100 days!! Now that’s a holiday! Sorry, you have to allow us a little gloating, we’ve had a rough day or two. Returning to our story: we arrived back with Mike and his mechanics, so we could collect Ivor … Continue reading
Day 91 – Wednesday, July 24th 2013 At last, opening out in front of us was our first real taste of South East Asia. As soon as we had crossed the border the transformation had been instant. The roadside homes were now bamboo huts with roofs made from woven leaves, the villages had shrunk to … Continue reading
Day 78 – Thursday, July 11th 2013 Still no answer for David. We all came to the conclusion that we should wait in Chengdu until either he was flown out of there, or until his wife managed to get into China – it was not possible for her to fly immediately, since it takes a … Continue reading
Day 71 – Thursday, July 4th 2013 We woke with the sunrise on the Great Wall, and went back to the truck to get set up for the day ahead. We had to fill Ivor’s water tanks, and then set off to cover a fair distance. There was a midday stop to see a sleeping … Continue reading
Day 64 – Thursday, June 27th 2013 We awoke at the Lunnanzhen campsite, next to the river Tarim. Jon cooked us up a New Zealand breakfast favourite of fried bread with honey, just like his grandma used to fuel him up with. We were soon on our way once more, and it was only a … Continue reading
Day 57 – Thursday, June 20th 2013 The descent through the steep sided valley as we made our way into China as a newly assembled convoy was a fine moment indeed. The sun had come out to play, the area was spectacular, and somehow even the infamous border guards seemed to be taking it easy … Continue reading
down the road we go 