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Parlez-Vous Francais?
As our ferry docked at Dunkirk it was hard to put my feelings into any kind of order On the one hand, we were travelling again – free as the wind, ready for the next adventure. On the other hand, we were embarking on our new journey in France – a country which we had…
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The Perils of Owning a UniMog
Back in September 2023, when Henry’s gearbox needed replacing in Namibia, I wrote a post entitled ‘The Perils of Owning a Landrover’. It therefore seemed appropriate, and only fair to our two boys, to name this one accordingly. We had a lot of bad luck in the initial stages of the UniMog’s build but managed to…
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A Grand Finale to Scotland
We had tramped around Edinburgh and Glasgow and been over-awed by the highlands and islands. We had immersed ourselves in the history and culture of the east and learnt more about the industrial heritage of south than we ever thought possible. And somewhere along the journey we had fallen completely in love with Scotland. It…
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Immersed in History
As usual when we are recommended places to stay with friends of friends, we had no idea what to expect as we drove down the narrow and overgrown track into the home of David and Kat. It had taken a couple of wrong turns and one hair-raising u-turn to find the entrance and now we…
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From Royal Castles to Royal Navy
Life in the UniMog had fallen into a very comfortable routine. We were sleeping well in our ridiculously comfortable bed, the design of our living quarters was working perfectly and all our equipment seemed to be doing what it should – from cooking to showering to the composting toilet and the water and electrical systems.…
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Ghosts, Crypts and Cairns
Whilst our first impressions of Inverness had been good, the noise, traffic and general run-down feel of the city soon took its toll and before long we were driving away keen to find somewhere more relaxed. Our first stop fitted the bill nicely – the quiet town of Beauly with its lovely priory Built in…
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Turning the Corner
Looking back on it, our time travelling along the north coast was the best part of our Scottish journey. It was wild, remote and windswept, the views were spectacular and we were soaking it all in, living in the moment We were also busy slowly but surely testing out all our kit in the Mog.…
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Remote and Windswept
It was almost as though we had forgotten that we were still in the UK and we had certainly forgotten that we were still on our UniMog test run. The Hebrides had engulfed us and once again we were living in the moment, far away from the stresses and strains of our old, more traditional…
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Falling in Love with the Hebridean Islands
Scotland is beautiful. The West coast is stunning. But nothing prepared us for the breath-taking Hebridean Islands. The Hebrides are made up of the Inner Hebrides – Skye, Mull, Islay plus 76 other small islands – and the Outer Hebrides – Lewis and Harris, North Uist, South Uist, Barra plus around 100 other small islands…
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Highlands and Islands
We had arrived in the ferry capital of Oban excited to continue our journey around the Western Isles and head onto the Hebridean island of Mull. We were out of luck. Our lifestyle of simply ambling about without prior planning did not appear to suit the Calmac ferries – there was nothing available for days.…
The Sidetracked Sagas 