Piccolo Nero e Bella
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General Twinair Trip Around Europe
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General Twinair Trip Around Europe
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Home now, will make a final post as soon as I can, with perhaps my thoughts on the experience, and cars performance.
Just looking for a home for all the junk in the car, can't think where it all came from
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If ya came back via france theres probably 10 stowaways in the boot!Home now, will make a final post as soon as I can, with perhaps my thoughts on the experience, and cars performance.
Just looking for a home for all the junk in the car, can't think where it all came from
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Ha ha, they'd struggle to get in there, it was chockablock, I had to pack really carefully to ensure it would shut.
They can get into the tightest spaces!, thats why the port authoritys use x-ray scanners!
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Yep, I went through the customs sheds, they all seemed preoccupied, with each other..
Piccolo Nero e Bella
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CongratulationsHome now, will make a final post as soon as I can, with perhaps my thoughts on the experience, and cars performance.
Just looking for a home for all the junk in the car, can't think where it all came from
, to you and the Twinnie! 
Greasytrucker
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So the answer to your original post then is Yes a twin air will make it on a tour around Europe………..or half the world as you appear to have done!Home now, will make a final post as soon as I can, with perhaps my thoughts on the experience, and cars performance.
Just looking for a home for all the junk in the car, can't think where it all came from
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Fri 26th
Bredebo Camping was a strange arrangement, it was a sports complex/civic ammenity site with camping thrown in. The reception had some weird opening hours.
I was a bit early for booking in, so popped into the local village.
I arrived at 18-00 and unpack, and grabbed a bit in the restaurant, before chilling for the night.
Sat 27th
Chilled and planned next journey.
The danes like their wind powered generators, the countries covered with them.
Sun 28th
Departed Brebebro, Denmark at 07:10
Mainly motorway driving....and the Germans like their wind powered generators, ther ewere thousands of them.
Arrived at Trekkershut, Mini-Camping, Netherlands for 15:45
ODO: 76640
Similar chalet (wooden hut)but bigger, and better layout back and front patio doors with a secluded sitting area out the back, where there were were about 20 young horses (2yrs old I was advised later).
I was lucky enough to witness them running/chasing about the field playing gently pushing and shoving each other as they collided, I've never actually seen horses playing, it was actually nice to watch.
Best camping grass areas I'd seen anywhere, beautiful green mown lawns.
Lovely clean and spacious facilities, with breakfast brough to the chalet.
They were undergoing some improvements though.
Mon 29th
Chilled for the day, checking details of the final leg.
Tues 30th
Departed Minicamping-Singel, Netherlands at 06:40
took the scenic route via Breezanddijk (people actually live there!)
Arrived Calais Ferry Terminal at 15:30
They didn't seem to mind my ticketed slot was two weeks ago, I never said anything when I handed my ticket over, and the woman behind the counter never mentioned it.
Developed a horrible rattle when going up and down the ramps on the ferry, and also when idling and the aircon kicks in, but I know its an exhaust heatshield that thrown another rivet. There was one loose prior to the trip, now there must be two.
Disembarked at 18:20hrs
Arrived home at around 19:00
Took essentials from car, and poured my self a couple of doubles.
Conclusion
Car.
Brilliant, never missed a beat, on the German Autobahn it managed a respectable 192km/h loaded with my junk.
Total Mileage Covered:
Final ODO: 77249 - 66426 = 10823 kms = 6725 miles
Damage to car(not including fair wear and tear):None
A few occurrencies of ground scraping (through lack of ground clearance) over the six weeks, especially between Poland and Estonia, but driving anywhere off road, needed careful path planning to keep wheels on the highest points.
I did hit a big pothole early in on the journey, and somebody mentioned the "look out for new vibrations", well there was a resonance at 62kph, but I hit another one later on, and it disappeared, what are the chances of that !!
Also I managed to lose the antenna, I took it off when tying guys across the car when camping, when I got home I unpacked and cleaned the car but never found it. Haven't removed the back seat yet, maybe it's got under there?
One DRL bulb failed, changed the pair.
Damaged a tyre, I plan to glue it, IMO it's not serious enough to warrant replacement.
Coolant leakage.
Note this was a issue before I left, but I'd only topped up the reservoir once in the nine months I had it, so didn't consider it a problem.
Did I enjoy it.
Oh yes definitely, I should have done it 50 yrs ago. Such a trip is physically demanding, and I don't have the energy or stamina, to take full advantage of the opportunities, and potential adventures that presented themselves, always having to err on the side of caution due to personal physical limitations.
Would I do it again. NOPE
Highlights of the trip:
Sodeliškiu manor, Lithuania
& Tallinn City.
There were a number things that kept sticking out like a sore thumb:
1. The lack of UK type HSE. No fences around railway lines or stations. IMO the HSE have effectively shut the UK down.
2. Drivers in Europe are more patient, are more capable and better drivers, religiously moving back into the right most lane after overtaking, and they weren't afraid to overtake, in fact they were very good at it, but they were also good at giving way too.
3. Europeans have taken electric cars, cycling and wind power generation to the next level, far surpassing any of the UKs feeble efforts.
4. Europeans are not lovers of fencing, most fields do not have fences or hedgerows. Any fencing is usually a single or double electric wire, to keep animals in or off roads.
5. Northern Europeans don't do graffiti, vandalism, or litter.
Mind you I didn't go to any of the big cities, so some of those things may not apply there.
Bredebo Camping was a strange arrangement, it was a sports complex/civic ammenity site with camping thrown in. The reception had some weird opening hours.
I was a bit early for booking in, so popped into the local village.
I arrived at 18-00 and unpack, and grabbed a bit in the restaurant, before chilling for the night.
Sat 27th
Chilled and planned next journey.
The danes like their wind powered generators, the countries covered with them.
Sun 28th
Departed Brebebro, Denmark at 07:10
Mainly motorway driving....and the Germans like their wind powered generators, ther ewere thousands of them.
Arrived at Trekkershut, Mini-Camping, Netherlands for 15:45
ODO: 76640
Similar chalet (wooden hut)but bigger, and better layout back and front patio doors with a secluded sitting area out the back, where there were were about 20 young horses (2yrs old I was advised later).
I was lucky enough to witness them running/chasing about the field playing gently pushing and shoving each other as they collided, I've never actually seen horses playing, it was actually nice to watch.
Best camping grass areas I'd seen anywhere, beautiful green mown lawns.
Lovely clean and spacious facilities, with breakfast brough to the chalet.
They were undergoing some improvements though.
Mon 29th
Chilled for the day, checking details of the final leg.
Tues 30th
Departed Minicamping-Singel, Netherlands at 06:40
took the scenic route via Breezanddijk (people actually live there!)
Arrived Calais Ferry Terminal at 15:30
They didn't seem to mind my ticketed slot was two weeks ago, I never said anything when I handed my ticket over, and the woman behind the counter never mentioned it.
Developed a horrible rattle when going up and down the ramps on the ferry, and also when idling and the aircon kicks in, but I know its an exhaust heatshield that thrown another rivet. There was one loose prior to the trip, now there must be two.
Disembarked at 18:20hrs
Arrived home at around 19:00
Took essentials from car, and poured my self a couple of doubles.
Conclusion
Car.
Brilliant, never missed a beat, on the German Autobahn it managed a respectable 192km/h loaded with my junk.
Total Mileage Covered:
Final ODO: 77249 - 66426 = 10823 kms = 6725 miles
Damage to car(not including fair wear and tear):None
A few occurrencies of ground scraping (through lack of ground clearance) over the six weeks, especially between Poland and Estonia, but driving anywhere off road, needed careful path planning to keep wheels on the highest points.
I did hit a big pothole early in on the journey, and somebody mentioned the "look out for new vibrations", well there was a resonance at 62kph, but I hit another one later on, and it disappeared, what are the chances of that !!
Also I managed to lose the antenna, I took it off when tying guys across the car when camping, when I got home I unpacked and cleaned the car but never found it. Haven't removed the back seat yet, maybe it's got under there?
One DRL bulb failed, changed the pair.
Damaged a tyre, I plan to glue it, IMO it's not serious enough to warrant replacement.
Coolant leakage.
Note this was a issue before I left, but I'd only topped up the reservoir once in the nine months I had it, so didn't consider it a problem.
Did I enjoy it.
Oh yes definitely, I should have done it 50 yrs ago. Such a trip is physically demanding, and I don't have the energy or stamina, to take full advantage of the opportunities, and potential adventures that presented themselves, always having to err on the side of caution due to personal physical limitations.
Would I do it again. NOPE
Highlights of the trip:
Sodeliškiu manor, Lithuania
& Tallinn City.
There were a number things that kept sticking out like a sore thumb:
1. The lack of UK type HSE. No fences around railway lines or stations. IMO the HSE have effectively shut the UK down.
2. Drivers in Europe are more patient, are more capable and better drivers, religiously moving back into the right most lane after overtaking, and they weren't afraid to overtake, in fact they were very good at it, but they were also good at giving way too.
3. Europeans have taken electric cars, cycling and wind power generation to the next level, far surpassing any of the UKs feeble efforts.
4. Europeans are not lovers of fencing, most fields do not have fences or hedgerows. Any fencing is usually a single or double electric wire, to keep animals in or off roads.
5. Northern Europeans don't do graffiti, vandalism, or litter.
Mind you I didn't go to any of the big cities, so some of those things may not apply there.
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The exhaust rattle was the exhaust middle heatshield, and it had actually come free at 4 rivets so sorted that today.
192km/hr converts to 119mph. Typo?
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What makes you think its a typo? Actually you could be right, not because of a typo, but I read the dash speedo at that speed, which actually has a error of 5% on the satnav, which translates to 113mph.
ugh so disappointed. I mean, does everybody else use a satnav to verify their speed accuracy?
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I wouldn't be, that's still tonking along.What makes you think its a typo? Actually you could be right, not because of a typo, but I read the dash speedo at that speed, which actually has a error of 5% on the satnav, which translates to 113mph.
...and yes, the speedo's so inaccurate I know what a true 30, 50, 70 is via GPS
Piccolo Nero e Bella
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Often not being able to read the speedo during daylight hours, due to reflected glare, I've relied entirely on a GPS HUD speed display for many years. The difference is at least 5%.What makes you think its a typo? Actually you could be right, not because of a typo, but I read the dash speedo at that speed, which actually has a error of 5% on the satnav, which translates to 113mph.
It's been great to follow your adventures - I wouldn't be game to do it myself these days.
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Fill your boot up with crap and go for a drive round the block! call it yer own mini-tour make you feel better!Due to often not being able to read the speedo during daylight hours, due to reflected glare, I've relied entirely on a GPS HUD speed display for many years. The difference is at least 5%.
It's been great to follow your adventures - I wouldn't be game to do it myself these days.
Piccolo Nero e Bella
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Nah, might get the car dirty...
your probably right! might be a bit far considering your advancing years!Nah, might get the car dirty...
best to play safe!
Piccolo Nero e Bella
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Yeah, washing the car is alright but kneeling down to wash the 17 spokes on every wheel - that's the killer!
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think ya self lucky that ya aint got 7 bikes with spokes!Yeah, washing the car is alright but kneeling down to wash the 17 spokes on every wheel - that's the killer!
Piccolo Nero e Bella
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"Lucky"? Or just sane...
