Pesisir Tengah, Indonesia
Made 350 k yesterday and even had time to find somewhere for a beer and have a chat with the locals . The day was eventful with us almost rolling the demon and rolling backwards out of control down a huge mountain with very little brakes , we both said a few hail marys . We were pumped to say the least ! The night before we had ice cream delivered on the side of the road when broken down at midnight by a lovely man on his mister wippy motorbike , totally bizzare stuff , We are pushing for ferry today and jakarta tomorrow ,@
Bengkulu, Indonesia
We made Bengkulu Late last night 2am , had a few hours sleep and off at 7 after a few repairs . The road into town was the worst we have seen at night it was dangerous with no lights and mad truck drivers .we are hoping to get near ferry to jakarta today and jakarta tomorrow. The car is humming along nicely and only had minor breakdowns yesterday ,touch wood ! We got the horn working and jason is beeping at anything in our path, cant wait to get to jakarta ,
Bengkulu, Indonesia
We made Bengkulu Late last night 2am , had a few hours sleep and off at 7 after a few repairs . The road into town was the worst we have seen at night it was dangerous with no lights and mad truck drivers .we are hoping to get near ferry to jakarta today and jakarta tomorrow. The car is humming along nicely and only had minor breakdowns yesterday ,touch wood ! We got the horn working and jason is beeping at anything in our path, cant wait to get to jakarta ,
Padang, Indonesia
Truckd the car over night from lake Tabo and spent 18 hours in a mini van , only to find that the truck and tuk tuk has been impounded by police !( more money natureally) this place is built on corruption . So off we go yet again to sort out and it is wearing very thin. Yet to see any sights or adventure as most of the time is spent in garages or under the vehicle due to poor preparation from the organisers at the start ! Our time to complete in driving per day has gone to 300 kilometer per day without breakdowns this is a fantasy we are in deliberation as i write this as to our next game plan
Medan, Indonesia
We got the head off and managed to have new gasket made, having a beer while head being machined then back to port to fit. If all goes well we should be back on the road tomorrow. My next major issue is all my clothes really really stink and i need a good wash ! I am going commando as i need to burn my jocks they are bad ! Mean while jason is looking a million bucks as he has the diplomatic role in this little escapade
Medan, Indonesia
Engine blown up and waiting for ship to arrive. Need to take head off to check damage and then make decision on which way we move . Cheers @
Khuan Don, Thailand
Pushing thru to penang malaysia been on the road for 11hrs abt 3 to go head gasket on last legs no brakes and broke a clutch cable replaced it with choke cable all fun keeping it on the road tally ho!
Hat Yai, Thailand
A late start with a bit of preventive maintenance which didnt make much difference . The front tyre had a large bulge and made driving like on a pogo Stick, then not much further on it just stopped! got it going again all going well and then the exhaust fell off ! Robbed nuts and bolts from reverse linkage dont need it anyway as we are trying to only go forward . Its all good fun and meet nice people in our travels.The malaysia border calls tomorrow
, Ko Lanta Yai, Ko Lanta, Krabi 81150, Thailand
stuck in lanta we have no tuk tuk because ours isnt out of the workshop. 10 of 24 teams started. The other teams are in the same boat as us. Waiting waiting...
Krabi, Thailand
just test driven tuk tuk. Wow what an experiance I am going to be busy fixing the damb beast, Jason remains positive through out , little does he know about our mechanical situation, to the hardware shop we go.
