Continued to head south of Madrid to Spain's Mediterranean coast to visit a desert area where many of Hollywood’s classic westerns were made in the old days. We were told it was an area worth visiting by a couple of Germans we bumped into. By Australian standards pretty ordinary, but for Europeans something quite different. We followed the coast in a north east direction towards France for a while but quickly lost interest. This is not to say that there ...

A RHD (right hand drive) truck in South America. It was pointed out to me the day I picked our truck up from the port, by a local importer, that the Landrover was the wrong vehicle for South America. I thought he was making the point in relation to obtaining spare parts if required. But his point was the fact that it was a right hand drive vehicle. Other Overlanders we were to meet on the road also expressed the same opinion, and I have to agree. It’s on...

Weather: 0C-6C The quest to secure our holy grail (carnet de passage) that was mailed from Australia to Munich, has lead us north through the East of France since leaving Spain. Speaking of Holy Grail reminds me of our very own Mary MacKillops rather premature rise to saintliness. This event along with our other claim to fame over here at the moment, that as individuals we are the world's greatest polluters, has Australia in the spotlight. I say premature saintho...

Weather: Nights 14C/Day 29C Dry (Paris) We have Ireland done and dusted and shipped back to England on the 8th Sept. The crossing was uneventful and we managed to entertain ourselves watching others and reading a little during the four hour crossing. No hunting packs of 'U' boats sighted and no ships sunk. We headed towards London on the motorways taking a fairly direct route, as the countryside has become a little ho- hum after over a month of touring, and magi...