Hello everyone! Sorry we have been a bit quiet on here. We have been busy preparing for the Ramble that we have not had a chance to update all of you! Here’s a small snippet of what we have been up to. During the day we have been gathering up all the equipment for the trip abroad. This includes spare parts for the car, tools and electronic gadgets to help us out. In the evening we hunker down with our…
After months of deliberations we have found a vehicle for our trip to Perth. We have purchased a Nissan Patrol GU 6 which will be our home and mode of transport for our journey! Our requirements were to find a vehicle that was reliable, easily maintainable and have lots of storage to take us as well as our gear. We narrowed our choice down to a few vehicles which fit our criteria and after much deliberations we settled on this Nissan…
After a long time of working in the dark we have now emerged from meetings, planning sessions and large amounts of time drawing on a map of the world while eating Tim Tams. We are proud to announce that we are on track for departure in 2017 to Perth in Scotland! We look forward to keeping you up to date on our journey over 2016 and 2017! https://www.facebook.com/PerthToPerthRamble/posts/1035843169780064
I am sure some of you who are reading this are wondering what/who is a Rover? Well now is the time we answer that important question! To quote from our About page. Rover, n. a male or female Homo sapien aged between 18 and 25 years old, dedicated to fun and adventure, whilst serving the community in the Scouting way. Rovers are the oldest Youth Section in the Scouting Movement. As a Rover you will experience fun, fellowship and personal…
…And we’re back! Sorry for the long silence folks but we are back on track for our travels to Perth…from Perth. Before I go into the topic of this post let me welcome the newest member of our team. Tonina Clark has decided to join on us on our epic expedition across this planet. Tonina is currently undertaking a Bachelor of Nursing at Notre Dame University in Fremantle, is a member of 1st Waylen Bay Rover Crew and also the…
Hello and welcome to the official Perth to Perth website. Here we will provide updates about the planning of the expedition and the expedtion itself. To start off with let us describe what we are currently planning. Our plan is to drive in 4 Wheel Drives from Perth, Australia to Perth, Scotland taking 9 months and travelling through roughly 30 countries. Currently the plan is: Ship the cars from either Perth or Darwin to Singapore, with the expedition members flying by plane….