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Posted: 10 Jan 2007, 11:21
by Louey
we'll have to have a camp when they get back - perhaps for once the slide show may be riveting

Posted: 10 Jan 2007, 13:07
by Trundler
Looks briliant! I guess you'll be seeing the Dakar pass by sometime soon... VWs to the fore!

PS Us lesser mortals can get a very dilute version of this in southern Spain. The Sierra Nevada is fantastic!

Posted: 10 Jan 2007, 14:00
by toomanytoys
So does anyone fancy a little trip later in the year???

Was thinking that 2wd's would be welcome also as the coastal areas or Morroco are quite good, but it would mean splitting up for some off road action.. My mate wants to go in his T4 for the surf....

any thoughts? any interested parties?

Posted: 10 Jan 2007, 17:08
by HarryMann
The Sierra Nevada is fantastic!

Good tip Trundler, will check that out as practice run, before going for the big one (The Gobi Desert no roads, no water, no nothing) :)

Posted: 10 Jan 2007, 17:50
by airhead
Wow what a trip! Thats absolutely astounding! Id love to be doing that myself.

Posted: 10 Jan 2007, 20:46
by syncrodoug
It looks as if it could do with some of the rain we be having lately but I'm not envious at all - it's only sand.

Posted: 10 Jan 2007, 22:53
by jed the spread
toomanytoys wrote:So does anyone fancy a little trip later in the year???

Was thinking that 2wd's would be welcome also as the coastal areas or Morroco are quite good, but it would mean splitting up for some off road action.. My mate wants to go in his T4 for the surf....

any thoughts? any interested parties?

what are you thinking of si

jed

Posted: 11 Jan 2007, 01:00
by bigbluebus
So does anyone fancy a little trip later in the year???

I do Si, but I'd want my van spot on, don't want to be the 'problem'

I'm screwed til end of June, Glastonbury / festival season etc

I've been thinking of heading North, maybe Finland / Norway etc. iceland would me a mad mad trek but the ferry prices sheesh . .£1200 is the cheapest I can find anywhere :roll:

Posted: 11 Jan 2007, 09:22
by toomanytoys
Dunno, up for suggestions.. can do a bit in France on the way down (can use my place as a stopover etc..)
Would like to go see a bit of the Dakar but generally have a good time in some wilderness..

I would like to do Finland/Sweden up to the arctic circle, but thats a summer/autumn type job...

Could head east... Mongolia anyone?

anywhere north or even east Autumn would be the latest to travel really, south could be done in the winter

Yep Andy.. vehicle would have to be "spot on", wouldnt want to get stranded/leave a vehicle, although you can never account for everything..
I shall be spending quite a bit in the next few months getting mine mech right.

Posted: 11 Jan 2007, 10:08
by Andy syncro-nutz
The next expadition i belive is to scandinavia! So wrap up warm & get your syncro's to me for some treatment like those in the photo's!!

Posted: 11 Jan 2007, 10:50
by HarryMann
Yes Andy, message received and understood, else frozen b**xs when tings go wong.

I would like to do Finland/Sweden up to the arctic circle, but thats a summer/autumn type job...

Could head east... Mongolia anyone?

Those sound my cup of tea!

Posted: 11 Jan 2007, 12:35
by KarlT
Can see money being tight this year............(whats new?) :(

But put me down as a maybe interested!! :)

Posted: 11 Jan 2007, 18:38
by Kool-Kamper
just got this from the sahara/ morrocco syncros.....


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bit too cold for me!!!!!

Posted: 11 Jan 2007, 23:09
by Andy syncro-nutz
Yip thats wot you get when you use the proper 50bar gas regulator on a westy fridge!! Or someone has fitted aircon without consulting me!!!

Posted: 12 Jan 2007, 12:11
by Trundler
Yep, Scandinavia has been in my mind too. I have a big tour up the west coast of Norway to the Nordkapp, then back down through Finland and across into Sweden. They are big countries with slow roads though, so 3 weeks would be absolute minimum. Can I afford that long off work in one chunk?? :?