Setting off on first leg to Bulgaria.

All packed, all tyres pressures corrected. All stuff tied down, and fridge is full of goodies.
Starting the first leg down to Waltham Abbey where my brother has a narrow-boat business
on the River Lea.
Then from there down to Dover Monday evening for the Tuesday 4.00 am ferry to France.
''Smile as you wish me goodbye, cheerio all, til I reach Bulgaria... Gus I often visit Plovdiv during the summer months.
Cheers
Tony.

Some brilliant photo opportunities in Plovdiv, Tony...Bulgaria's oldest city...wish I was going with you, but you'd have no room 12kgs of cameras and lenses...:ohmy:

Take care, my friend....look forward to the journey in pictures...

Drive carefully,

Gus

Good luck Tony and enjoy the trip.
I have you and Lambert to thank for towing larger items than I expected with the Jimny. Tomorrow I collect a slightly larger caravan, which is not difficult if you have seen the current one. Avoid Norwich, slow moving load expected :laugh:
Bon voyage
Mike

You guys are doing some prettying epic road trips.

Have a good and safe journey, hope it is uneventful in a good way.

Safe journeys!

Good luck. Take it steady and let us know how you get on.

Good luck! Hope it is (as others have pointed out) uneventful in a good way! Keep us posted it you get a chance

Thanks for the good wishes all....

Second leg begins tonight, driving from Walthan Abbey to Dover. I have to report no incidents or problems towing the Iona from Middlesbrough to Waltham Abbey, completed the 250 miles in about 5 hours of steady driving on the A1(M) - M25 motorways. No oil leaks or overheating.

No internet for the next 7-8 days, I'll report back when I reach home.

Coming and going.
Onward onward I drove,
Two thousand miles on this rove.
To fish and walk in gentle countryside,
But, I found covid-19 onside.

Onward onward I'll drive,
To home and wife I'll strive.
Across the sea to land,
I'll have the sat nav at hand.

It was planned to be, a walk a week,
A sit by stream and river.
I'll come again when health is better,
And the land I'll see again, the grass, my kids and the heather.

Tony...

All complete - arrived home this morning about 8.0 am. Had no problems at all with the Jimny, it did all I expected of it. Miles of various conditions were met with stoicism, 2,150 in all. I'll give the Jimny a rest and check it for oil leaks bubbled hoses that sort of thing to see how it's faired. Thanks for the support and well wishes,. I was alone throughout the journey so it helped, psychologically. Tony.

Glad yo hear you hot there safe and well, without any headaches along the way.

Not exactly without a headache Soeley - just the Jimny doing well.. I was caught by the German police who were very professional and humanly they were sympatric to my illegal travelling, even though, they fined me €100.00 we shook hands at the end of it. I'll give you all three guesses what I did illegally throughout Europe... Tony.