Singvogel
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We've just finished a 3 week stint in Bosnia Hercegovina.
We set off for home tomorrow.
I've spent the last 2 evenings getting ready:
Washed, vacuumed, windows polished, headlights polished.
Bumpers and plastic trim restored to black.
Wheels cleaned, tyres dressed, and pressures checked.
All fluids checked. Tank filled.
Fully loaded including roof-box.
Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen CDs at the ready
It may be trickcyclist bo**cks but I swear the TD4 goes faster when it's nice clean and shiny and the music is LOUD.
Temperature today was 31°C - we expect 32°C tomorrow. Hooray for an efficient A/C - mine has extra lagging on the cool feed pipes.
Early start due in the morning but we only intend going as far as Liezen in Austria on the first day.
Then -it's fun in the Alps.
I love passes with hairpin bends -think of 'The Italian Job' but with Hippos instead of Michael Caine in an E-Type LOL
Remember the thread a while back that went something like 'Would you trust your Freelander on a long journey'.
I trust mine - this is the 23rd time that this Freelander has done this return trip in eight and a half years.
We've had a few probs along the way from time to time - split turbo hose was the worst - and several punctures - sourcing a new 17" 4X4 tyre isn't too easy out here.
Anyhow that's it for today. Back in the UK in a week or so.
We set off for home tomorrow.
I've spent the last 2 evenings getting ready:
Washed, vacuumed, windows polished, headlights polished.
Bumpers and plastic trim restored to black.
Wheels cleaned, tyres dressed, and pressures checked.
All fluids checked. Tank filled.
Fully loaded including roof-box.
Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen CDs at the ready
It may be trickcyclist bo**cks but I swear the TD4 goes faster when it's nice clean and shiny and the music is LOUD.
Temperature today was 31°C - we expect 32°C tomorrow. Hooray for an efficient A/C - mine has extra lagging on the cool feed pipes.
Early start due in the morning but we only intend going as far as Liezen in Austria on the first day.
Then -it's fun in the Alps.
I love passes with hairpin bends -think of 'The Italian Job' but with Hippos instead of Michael Caine in an E-Type LOL
Remember the thread a while back that went something like 'Would you trust your Freelander on a long journey'.
I trust mine - this is the 23rd time that this Freelander has done this return trip in eight and a half years.
We've had a few probs along the way from time to time - split turbo hose was the worst - and several punctures - sourcing a new 17" 4X4 tyre isn't too easy out here.
Anyhow that's it for today. Back in the UK in a week or so.
