Posted in Scandinavia, Van on Aug 25th, 2008
I’m in Zurich, just arrived last night. I’ve travelled more than 2000 km and I’m pleased to report to my virtual mechanic that there were no flat tyres; however, the anticipation of being sentenced to the grim task of changing a flat was nerve-racking, like a defendant waiting for a verdict. There were only three [...]
We’re didn’t make it to Stockholm; we scored flat tyre no.’s 5 and 6. We’re stranded at a camping ground, 200 km north of Stockholm, because mechanics in Sweden definitely don’t work on the weekends. If it had to happen, getting a flat close to a camping ground, alongside the remote highway, was timely. We [...]
Posted in Lofoten Islands, Norway, Sweden, Van on Aug 8th, 2008
Right now, we’re driving to Stockholm (and the Taj’s inability to attain subsonic levels has forced us to concede defeat; we’re finally wearing earplugs). Lofoten was an awesome experience but once we conquered Vestpillaren on Presten, everything paled a bit and motivation dwindled. Preston is a really impressive slab of rock; clean and striking against [...]
The Taj has behaved itself fairly well since its episodes of stillness in Wales. It seems the random cutting out of the engine is due to moisture entering the ignition system, and so far a shot of WD-40 into the distributor cap has got her going again (thanks Dad!). We’ve only had one instance of [...]
Our van had its first breakdown the other day…let’s hope it’s not a midlife crisis brewing. Backtracking a little: on Monday a week ago our climbing friend Steve once again joined us in Wales. Jess decided to take the opportunity to go shopping without my sighs of boredom for company, leaving the boys to climb [...]
Right, the other objective did take a while, but some may think otherwise: the very first van we looked at, we bought. Backing up a little, we searched for vans via the gumtree.com website, but also decided to take up the advice of the Lonely Planet book and shop for a camper at the unofficial [...]