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Another long day driving and though we are sticking to the major roads heading back to the UAE, the lot holes are still thick and fast. You seriously need to have your wits about you. Most of the roads we are on are two lanes and this means the lorries destroy the slow lane and […]
UAE to Jordan Day 15 – 24 Feb 23 Friday Read More »
A relaxing morning waking up in Wadi Rum. Yes, we are next to the camel pen and I honestly thought we were in for a rough night with them grunting or smelling lol but actually did not hear a peep out of them, but the guard dog on the other hand was very vocal. He
UAE to Jordan Day 13– 22 Feb 23 Wednesday Read More »
We woke up to an amazing sun rise and taking advantage of the rays I connect the mobile solar panel out and it laps up the amps. running the Jeep, a little we leave site with 97% and we are now feeling much more confident with the power issue even if not correctly configured. It
UAE to Jordan Day 5 – 14 Feb 23 Tuesday Read More »
There was a rather strange period in the early hours of the new day! All of a sudden the insects and animals went to sleep and the temperature cooled to a bearable level that we both got a couple of hours sleep. It was super calming and peaceful. Feeling refreshed and after a cooling wash
Trailer Shakedown (Day 2) – Oman Read More »
At the end of a tough week for both of us with work we emerge from our office Saturday morning with our eye down on Bruce the Jeep and the trailer desperate to take them for the first shakedown and test run. We quickly load, gather camera equipment, make a detour via the supermarket for provisions
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What a cracking night. Only woken twice. Once by the Omani Environmental Officer driving by on his patrol and then waking to reach out for the blanket because there was a slight chill in the air. When it is so quiet, noise does travel so we heard a faint call to prayer, the waves crashing
Oman – Eid Visit (Day Five) Read More »
May the fourth be with you all Star Wars geeks. We might not be in a galaxy far, far away but we are in a country far, far away and now settles into life in the road. Yes there are many challenges but you adapt and over come, even after grumbling and kicking the ground
Oman – Eid Visit (Day Four) Read More »
t was a busy night in the carpark. We picked the wrong spot for sure. Disappointed really as this was hard ground, level and dark. After slipping into a coma at gone 1am and disturbed only a handful of times by the fishermen we are suddenly aware of a police car pulling up beside us.
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We wake to the gentle breaking of waves, a completely empty beach except a large pack of wild dogs who decided that it would be good for an early morning paddle in the sea. They also decided to tell each other about it so the only two humans on the beach with them might wake
Oman – Eid Visit (Day Two) Read More »
Sunday 1st May 2022 After the disappointment of not having the trailer ready to take we decided to take the plunge and what we have been calling already as the ‘contingency’ or commonly called the iKamper, well why not, we have it stuck on top of Bruce. We were not totally prepared for this to
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