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Showing posts with label Planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Planning. Show all posts
Friday, May 15, 2009
What to pack?
Two lists of things we:
1. Should have left in the garage:
Surfboards – a good starting point for many conversations, but not worth the hassle of off-loading every time we stopped for the night, loading them on again the next morning and then having to stop every so often to re-tie them. Maybe it would have been different if we had found some waves…
Cooler box – we used it for storage where another black box would have been better.
Egg holder – doesn’t work unless eggs are hard boiled!
2. Found really useful:
Tools – often the know-how is there but the tools aren’t. Spares for Toyota seem to be available everywhere. Fortunately we haven’t had to replace anything other than a wheel bearing thus far.
Fridge – what a pleasure! To think that we had even discussed whether it was worth the money...
Fire lighters – Good old, Blitz. Charcoal is more easily available that firewood in most places.
Wash basins – Two big plastic basins for washing food, clothes, dishes and bodies.
Potjie – Our cast iron cooking pot.
Spot light and binoculars – for checking out all the creatures hanging around our camp,day and night (Thanks, Pat & B).
1. Should have left in the garage:
Surfboards – a good starting point for many conversations, but not worth the hassle of off-loading every time we stopped for the night, loading them on again the next morning and then having to stop every so often to re-tie them. Maybe it would have been different if we had found some waves…
Cooler box – we used it for storage where another black box would have been better.
Egg holder – doesn’t work unless eggs are hard boiled!
2. Found really useful:
Snatch-strap – the best thing since the hi-lift jack (if you are travelling as two vehicles).
Awning – lovely in the rain.
Vacuum cleaner – some sanity when the dust becomes too much!
Tools – often the know-how is there but the tools aren’t. Spares for Toyota seem to be available everywhere. Fortunately we haven’t had to replace anything other than a wheel bearing thus far.
Fridge – what a pleasure! To think that we had even discussed whether it was worth the money...
Fan - hanging in our tent as a ceiling fan. It saved our lives on many hot nights! (Thanks for the idea, Gideon)
Fire lighters – Good old, Blitz. Charcoal is more easily available that firewood in most places.
Wash basins – Two big plastic basins for washing food, clothes, dishes and bodies.
Potjie – Our cast iron cooking pot.
Bleach – we took 1 litre of 12% Sodium Hypochlorite (NaHOCL) which we used to clean all our drinking water and fruit & veg. We use 3 drops for 10 litres of drinking water.
Spot light and binoculars – for checking out all the creatures hanging around our camp,day and night (Thanks, Pat & B).
Thursday, November 06, 2008
How did it all start ?
We explored the Garden Route as a secret couple one weekend in 2003.
It seemed so easy to just keep driving north until the credit cards maxed out;
the perfect thing to do ...
We agreed in a Mexican volcanoe to go back to South Africa together and enjoy more trips, sleeping in the back of the bakkie.
It took us a while to get organised. We refurbished a house... and then a second one. Started a business. Working, saving, parties, holidays, family, mechanics, camping, weddings, gardens... until at last ... aaah!
"Un voyage se passe de motifs. Il ne tarde pas a prouver qu'il se suffit a lui-meme. On croit qu'on va faire un voyage, mais bientot c'est lui qui vous fait, ou vous defait." - Nicolas Bouvier (L' usage du monde)
It seemed so easy to just keep driving north until the credit cards maxed out;
the perfect thing to do ...
We agreed in a Mexican volcanoe to go back to South Africa together and enjoy more trips, sleeping in the back of the bakkie.
It took us a while to get organised. We refurbished a house... and then a second one. Started a business. Working, saving, parties, holidays, family, mechanics, camping, weddings, gardens... until at last ... aaah!
"Un voyage se passe de motifs. Il ne tarde pas a prouver qu'il se suffit a lui-meme. On croit qu'on va faire un voyage, mais bientot c'est lui qui vous fait, ou vous defait." - Nicolas Bouvier (L' usage du monde)
Getting Scarlet ready
Customised aluminium canopy
Long range fuel tank (60l)
Water tank (60l)
Fridge (Engel 40L)
Roof-top tent (Howling Moon 1.2m)
Awning (Howling Moon)
New Engine (4Y 2.2litre petrol)
Recondition gearbox, differentials
New radiator
Electronic distributor
Service carburettor, alternator
Gas stove (LPG)
Extra leaf springs rear and new shocks all round
Spare wheels x 2
New seats and covers
Fuel jerry's x 2 and bracket
Inverter and second battery
Hi-lift jack and lifting points
Tools and spares
Long range fuel tank (60l)
Water tank (60l)
Fridge (Engel 40L)
Roof-top tent (Howling Moon 1.2m)
Awning (Howling Moon)
New Engine (4Y 2.2litre petrol)
Recondition gearbox, differentials
New radiator
Electronic distributor
Service carburettor, alternator
Gas stove (LPG)
Extra leaf springs rear and new shocks all round
Spare wheels x 2
New seats and covers
Fuel jerry's x 2 and bracket
Inverter and second battery
Hi-lift jack and lifting points
Tools and spares
What did we pack ?
Basic camping and personal equipment.
Mountain gear.
Spares and tools.
Surfboards.
Credit cards to withdraw local currency.
Cash in US dollars for visas and parks.
Scans and certified copies of our documents.
Cameras, laptop and Ipod.
Binoculars.
First Aid kit.
A few books.
If you are interested we can email you our detailed check-lists.
They are in Excel format.
Mountain gear.
Spares and tools.
Surfboards.
Credit cards to withdraw local currency.
Cash in US dollars for visas and parks.
Scans and certified copies of our documents.
Cameras, laptop and Ipod.
Binoculars.
First Aid kit.
A few books.
If you are interested we can email you our detailed check-lists.
They are in Excel format.
Budget
This has been quite difficult to plan.
We visited a number of other travellers' websites to get and idea of costs, but they never really mentioned their expenses.
To complicate things a bit further, the exchange rates with the Euro and the USD have been rather unstable lately.
At this stage we estimate ZAR15,000 per month to be sufficient.
That's €1,200 per month, more or less.
Needless to say that doesn't include some expenses we will still have at home, such as bond repayment, insurances, social security, etc
We have a record of our preparation expenses. We will also be keeping a record of our expenses as we go. Don't hesitate to ask if you want some more detail.
We visited a number of other travellers' websites to get and idea of costs, but they never really mentioned their expenses.
To complicate things a bit further, the exchange rates with the Euro and the USD have been rather unstable lately.
At this stage we estimate ZAR15,000 per month to be sufficient.
That's €1,200 per month, more or less.
Needless to say that doesn't include some expenses we will still have at home, such as bond repayment, insurances, social security, etc
We have a record of our preparation expenses. We will also be keeping a record of our expenses as we go. Don't hesitate to ask if you want some more detail.
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