We made it to France through the channel tunnel. It was quite strange, but very efficient. 30 mins to Calais in a train carriage big enough for articulated lorries. Each carriage can take 3 or 4 cars, and has fire break doors. And we were chocked in place. We reached France at 4:30, and drove mainly on the toll roads to Cappy where we met Greg, Georgie, Patrick and Gemma on the Zambezi! Their trip has taken them from the English Channel , the Scarpe River to th...

Km so far 769! On the road! At long last, we are on the way… everyone is asking how excited are we?! Well, to be honest, at the moment we're exhausted. The last two weeks leading up to the off have been manic. Calling AA Ireland, calling RAC UK for the carnet, getting certified copies for Fintan's Aussie application, getting the roof box fitted. So we left Cork at 0 km (Fintan re-set the trip meter) at 4pm on Sunday 20th May. Drove to Dublin and stayed with...