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Camel Riders: Southern Express
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Gavin and Catkin drive from the UK to New Zealand in a Camel Trophy Land Rover 110 Defender. Monday, 27 October 2008. After passing the retest we were issued with a warrant of fitness, and we were able to register the vehicle with new NZ number plates and pay road user charges then and there. Following this, we could legally drive the vehicle away from the testing station and home. It was great to be back driving the Camel again, and it meant we could finally get on with the rest of our trip south. Due t...
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Camel Riders: 24/08/08 - 31/08/08
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Gavin and Catkin drive from the UK to New Zealand in a Camel Trophy Land Rover 110 Defender. Sunday, 24 August 2008. Another birthday rolls past for me, so that means Happy Birthday to Sue as well. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Good books to read. Barbed Wire and Babushkas, By Paul Grogan. In a German Pension, by Katherine Mansfield. The Man Who Lıstens to Horses - Monty Roberts. Kındly donated by Domınıc. Land Rover Defender Manual - Haynes. Vehicle-dependent Expedition Guide, by Tom Sheppard. Best Dinner...
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Camel Riders: 05/10/08 - 12/10/08
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Gavin and Catkin drive from the UK to New Zealand in a Camel Trophy Land Rover 110 Defender. Sunday, 5 October 2008. We are still awaiting the arrival of our Low Volume Vehicle modification plate. We have spoken to the LVV certifier several times, and he continues to assure us that the plate will arrive soon, but no sign of it yet. It was meant to take a couple of days, and that was two weeks ago. Another week of hard toil starts tomorrow. Hopefully more to report by the end of the week. Greengage jelly ...
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Camel Riders: 27/07/08 - 03/08/08
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Gavin and Catkin drive from the UK to New Zealand in a Camel Trophy Land Rover 110 Defender. Wednesday, 30 July 2008. Dotted all round the town are many small private mining ventures and there are numerous signs warning of the potential dangers. It seemed that quite rapidly the scenery was changing from desertscape to pastoral countryside and the following morning we awoke to the scent of camomile pasture and the stares of an inquisitive neighbour of the bovine variety. Now it seemed that the wind ha...
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Camel Riders: 12/10/08 - 19/10/08
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Gavin and Catkin drive from the UK to New Zealand in a Camel Trophy Land Rover 110 Defender. Wednesday, 15 October 2008. The Camel rides again. Almost eight weeks after the intial entry inspection we have at last satisfied all requirements for the Land Rover to be registered for use on the road in New Zealand. With brand new number plates we have finally taken the vehicle for its first official drive on New Zealand roads. We still can't believe it! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Camel rides again. Lamb ...
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Camel Riders: 26/10/08 - 02/11/08
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Gavin and Catkin drive from the UK to New Zealand in a Camel Trophy Land Rover 110 Defender. Monday, 27 October 2008. After passing the retest we were issued with a warrant of fitness, and we were able to register the vehicle with new NZ number plates and pay road user charges then and there. Following this, we could legally drive the vehicle away from the testing station and home. It was great to be back driving the Camel again, and it meant we could finally get on with the rest of our trip south. Due t...
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Camel Riders: 03/08/08 - 10/08/08
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Gavin and Catkin drive from the UK to New Zealand in a Camel Trophy Land Rover 110 Defender. Friday, 8 August 2008. Camping right on Teewah Beach, right beside the Pacific Ocean, it started to sink in just how close we are now to the end of the journey. New Zealand is only 2000km away now. We have been listening to Radio New Zealand on short wave, and even heard my home town of Warkworth mentioned in the news the other day (because of a landslip in The Dome). Uncle David’s workshop and years of exp...
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Camel Riders: Making progress, slowly
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Gavin and Catkin drive from the UK to New Zealand in a Camel Trophy Land Rover 110 Defender. Saturday, 20 September 2008. Making progress, slowly. Making progress, but slowly, is how we left it at the end of our last full post nearly three weeks ago. Things slowed down even more after that, but we finally seem to have things moving in the right direction again. So we are making progress, but it is very slow! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Making progress, slowly. Good books to read. Vehicle-dependen...
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Camel Riders: The Ultimate Inspection
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Gavin and Catkin drive from the UK to New Zealand in a Camel Trophy Land Rover 110 Defender. Monday, 1 September 2008. Two working days passed without hearing back from the compliance inspection centre. They had said that the inspection normally takes a day or so, so I was starting to get even more nervous. On the third day I decided to call and see how it was going. Unfortunately, the news was not good. Hope the vehicle gets the big tick. Look forward to seeing you sometime soon. Drop us a line if / whe...
