10 October 2017 August 18/19, 2017. Day 0. Perth to Rockhampton. We leave home under torrential rain, it’s cold, wet, windy, miserable, and it’s 10PM. We’re tired, and all three of us are sick. This is not going to be a pleasant flight. At least we got to sleep a bit, the plane is, Read More
29 July 2017 Meet the new boss,Same as the old boss. Well not quite. This one has a V8, a turbo, a front AND rear diff lock, electric windows, and… a back seat ! It did not take long, I admit, to replace our old faithful Troopy. She served me well, over 250.000km since, Read More
15 April 2016 I left Belgium in February 2008. Eight years ago. Since then I lived in Queensland, Victoria, New Caledonia and Western Australia. Since then, much has changed back home too. And I have a new life, we have a new life. At last then, visit from the family ! The last one, Read More
13 September 2014 It started with Claire being really tired, so I loaded up Troopy with all the camping gear, a full fridge, and instructions for her to leave on Thursday morning, direction: out of the city. Basically, go to Nanga Mill, in the Lane Poole Reserve, where we always go. Spend a few, Read More
12 January 2014 It’s almost 9 AM and it’s already hot. And I mean, real freaking hot. It’s 34 degrees outside, at nine in the morning. Crazy. Last night I went to bed at around 10, and it was still 36. We hit 47 at one point according to my phone (well it isn’t, Read More
10 September 2013 It took a lot longer than expected, and a lot more money than planned, but finally, Troopy is parked outside, home and hosed. So what happened ? Well, the guys in Thailand had one job : clean the car for quarantine inspection. Well they botched it. As a result, the first, Read More
13 July 2013 How hard can it be ? The lads from Top Gear usually say that when they’re going to botch something up, in my case, I guess it applies as well. So on May 20th 2013, I was back in Perth while Troopy was still in Bangkok, having a bath. The mob, Read More
30 March 2013 My very special birthday. Skydive @ Jurien Bay. And by order of appearance: Carlisle, Guiderton, Carlisle, Dwellingup, Carlisle.
27 January 2013 It’s a bit overdue, I know, well it’s only been a year but here’s a list of the mods since I bought the car. September 2008 I bought this : Toyota Landcruiser HZJ75 “Troop carrier”. 1998 model, straight 6cyl, 4.2L. 299.338km. I bought it from CFA (Country Fire Authority, the fire, Read More