Back in Amsterdam…

The last long pull… we all made it back to Amsterdam! After 28023 km, across 25 countries, 9 time zones, in 118 days, with an average speed of do-not-ask and countless hours of quality time in our Lada, we can report that Amsterdam is not the worst place to come home to. Locals tend to be relaxed and friendly, they have these really pretty canals, you see lots of people on bikes, and we have heard the place is pretty liberal so we may have to check that out as well.

Now really, mucho thanks to all of you for your support and witty comments during our trip. We very much enjoyed the updates from far away, even though we’re currently utterly depressed to be back in the Lower countries. But then, no doubt we will find an excuse to hit the road again after we’ve caught up with all of you and bored you to death with the stories we couldn’t post here for security reasons. So for future reference keep an eye on:

www.landcruiser2sahara.wordpress.com
www.pickuptruck2theamericas.wordpress.com
www.piperarcher2iran.wordpress.com

Ciao ciao,
David and Ingrid

First stop: Luxembourg

Guess where our lovely Lada brought us today… The Grande Duchy of Luxembourg! We only had some minor hiccups on the way – one remembers a screw in a tire and broken roof rack, some 3 stops at scenic petrol stations to fix tire pressure, a wobbly spare tire on that broken roof top plus a front engine bonnet that decided not to close – and after 7 hours pizza was awaiting us with Cees and Francesco. Okay admittedly we did fit in a Maastricht stop. More stuff to squeeze into the car and stomach, but nice all the same.

Leaving Amsterdam

One beautiful crisp Sunday morning in Amsterdam, five big bags, two spare tires, two exhausted Hollanders, one Lada Niva. Time to go!

Getting started

Day minus 5 of departure
Busy as we are with preparations for the big trip, thought you might want something to keep you entertained too. A true DIY Lada Niva papermodel… good luck!