Well i’ll bet you’re all dying to know if we made the concert or not....? Well maybe not, but anyway we made it! It was pretty good, but according to Vince it wasn’t their best. After the concert we headed off to Mitcham - south side of London, so we could beat peak hour Friday morning traffic on the drive to Dover. We arrived at Dover and caught the ferry across to Calais. It was a smooth journey and then came the not so smooth journey - driving on the WRONG side of the road - well right side (which is wrong!) . Once again we needed bloody fuel. So after plugging in more service stations into the GPS and not being able to find a servo we were in another stressful situation! Luckily enough we ... read more

Just a few photos of Mr Jones (our home for the next 6 months). A few of the features of the old boy: - has a third battery under the driver seat which runs all of the lights and accessories in the van - has an outdoor shower (only cold water unfortunately) but will be good to wash the feet off - but we do have a solar shower which we hang from the roof (outside) and can sit on a camping chair under to wash ourselves when we cant find a roadside stop that has a shower for us - there is a switch to isolate the stereo from the accessories so you dont waste the battery whilst using the stereo and being stationery - Also the stereo has an ipod connection for our newly ... read more

Okay guys here it is...... With only 12 days until we head off into the sunset, things are starting to get rather exciting. Especially now that we have all but completely organised the trip, booked a few things along the way, and bought all of the essentials...... and non essentials, including a bottle of Bundaberg Rum (compliments of Loz!). All thats left to do now is fix Jonesy's gear lever!!!!!! Yes thats right, we havent even driven a single kilometre yet and Jonesy is already off the road. But don't worry, I was able to pull him apart, all to find a small piece of plastic had snapped off the lever, and order a replacement part from France. In fact, I ordered two, just in case it happens again. The gear lever breakage was thanks to ... read more