Mondo
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Aaah..summer is here
In England we have this past time called "greenlaning"
This is where you jump into your Land Rover (or any lesser brand of 4x4) and cruise along the "public access" dirt roads that cover the entire country.
In fact you can travel across the entire country without using a public (ashpalt) road for more than a few hundred yards and to fill up with gas.
This weekend we (the local Land Rover club) embarked on a little escapade into Wiltshire. These are dirt tracks with public access, but they are also shared with the Military who do training exercises in this area.
There were 15 vehciles that attended the meeting, Series II, Defenders and Discos (Discoverys). We even had an LHD/import Disco with a Washington State plate with us on the trip
We met up in Devizes, Wiltshire alongside the canal.
The boats you see are barges, also know as long boats. Some folk live in these, but most are used for recreational purposes.
Jon took this opportunity to allow his 90 to hydrate in the barge launch jetty
We then set off in groups of 5 and got do do some offroading
This is my little Wolf 90 inch getting dirty, you can see the other Land Rovers in the background. Unfortunately the tracks were dry and very dusty. Things are usualy a lot more interesting after a good downpour
We bumped into this nice English gentleman who was travelling the length of England via the public access roads in his 50 year old (1956) Land Rover Series 1
We stopped and had a chat with him - hey it's a "Land Rover thing" and he shared some info on the route/s he had covered as he was travelling the opposite way to us
Later we had to stop and heed for a convoy of "larger vehicles"
Oh these things do impress.
Towards the end of the trip we stopped alongside a temporary army base that was set up for communications. There was a portable toilet and an amusing sign..
A very good day, my Land Rover was so full of dust I power washed the interior, mine is a military spec and has no carpets or trimmings.
In England we have this past time called "greenlaning"
This is where you jump into your Land Rover (or any lesser brand of 4x4) and cruise along the "public access" dirt roads that cover the entire country.
In fact you can travel across the entire country without using a public (ashpalt) road for more than a few hundred yards and to fill up with gas.
This weekend we (the local Land Rover club) embarked on a little escapade into Wiltshire. These are dirt tracks with public access, but they are also shared with the Military who do training exercises in this area.
There were 15 vehciles that attended the meeting, Series II, Defenders and Discos (Discoverys). We even had an LHD/import Disco with a Washington State plate with us on the trip
We met up in Devizes, Wiltshire alongside the canal.
The boats you see are barges, also know as long boats. Some folk live in these, but most are used for recreational purposes.
Jon took this opportunity to allow his 90 to hydrate in the barge launch jetty
We then set off in groups of 5 and got do do some offroading
This is my little Wolf 90 inch getting dirty, you can see the other Land Rovers in the background. Unfortunately the tracks were dry and very dusty. Things are usualy a lot more interesting after a good downpour
We bumped into this nice English gentleman who was travelling the length of England via the public access roads in his 50 year old (1956) Land Rover Series 1
We stopped and had a chat with him - hey it's a "Land Rover thing" and he shared some info on the route/s he had covered as he was travelling the opposite way to us
Later we had to stop and heed for a convoy of "larger vehicles"
Oh these things do impress.
Towards the end of the trip we stopped alongside a temporary army base that was set up for communications. There was a portable toilet and an amusing sign..
A very good day, my Land Rover was so full of dust I power washed the interior, mine is a military spec and has no carpets or trimmings.
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But I do have a question for you on that last one. did you hit the water moving to fast and flood the engine or were you just stuck in the muddy bottom?
