Simon Angling Posts

We find ourselves on the ferry and can only think finally! One would think that we did not want to go at all the way we were carrying on. But now we have left mainland England and have water beneath us, the car is packed to the brim and we…

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…

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…

So Simon and I find ourselves on a snowy morning in Peterborough with no lift to our Land Rover drivers course. It seem the snow got the better of Kevin’s Landy, good thing we are going to the Sahara! Finally we arrive at the pub, what a good place to…

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,…

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…

The quote has arrived from Kevin at Footloose. We’re going to have a look over the weekend and then confirm items on Monday. We’re going to get the bulk of work done now and the balance in January – have to spread the costs somehow.

So finally Simon lets me near the web site, I think he does not trust me and for those of you who know me, with good reason. But enough of my technical skill and onto more exciting things. She has been named, although we have not had an official ceremony…

We’ve just come back from visiting Paul, Kevin and Graham at Footloose 4×4. 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…

After a couple of months of hunting we have finally found our Land Rover. We traveled up to Leicester today to look at H921DJU and decided to buy it straightaway. H921DJU is a green 200TDi 110 Defender CSW. Owned by Tony for 8 years it’s been used for transporting his…