Heading to Italy

Setting off early we headed for Italy, just a little drive through a huge mountain range including Mont Blanc (yep that famous white mountain.) Poor ole Jenny took some strain and overheated 3 times due to the constant climbing. But there was loads of snow to keep us busy and...

First Week in Europe

Monday spent driving to Canterbury after acquiring a MOT for Jenny, Tuesday onto Dover and across by ferry to Calais. Finding ourselves now on French soil and driving on the right side of the road, we made our way to Sessione to camp for the night. Finding the campsite was...

Currency

Some interesting info passed on to us by Eileen & Michael (mum & dad) that was in the Telegraph recently. Apparently a number of West African countries now prefer to trade in Euro's rather than in their own currency. Previously they have preferred to trade in French francs. The countries...

Nearly Ready

It's been a while since we've updated the site so here’s a quick run-down of what's been happening. Footloose finished of the last of the preparation this week so we're more of less ready. The roof tent is on, the awning is on the side and the fridge has been...

Jenny’s all red now!

Tuesday in Peterbourough and winter has struck with a vengeance. So after some coffee we could fully appreciate Jenny's beautiful new winter coat. As you can see by the photos, her bits are still hanging out but hopefully not for too long. We cannot wait to bring her home. Simon,...

Rutland Red

Jenny arrived back from the bodywork shop on Monday. When we bought her she was a nice farmer brown green. After some consideration we decided that red was a much more desirable colour. So we arranged to have her painted, two weeks later and Kevin assures me she is beautiful...

Planning with Footloose

We’ve just come back from visiting Paul, Kevin and Graham at Footloose 4x4. Having got slightly lost on the way we arrived shortly before 9am to be greeted by a hive of activity already taking place. Paul Marsh who is the proprietor of Footloose was busy getting ready for marshaling...

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