A very warm welcome to our tales of travel in Big Bertha, our overlanding truck.
Having worked in the Middle East and the Far East for the past twenty five years, we have found ourselves in the fortunate position of being able to take a sabbatical and travel the world in our truck.
The idea for this adventure arose from our camping trips to Oman where, on some trips to the Empty Quarter, we could go for days without seeing another person.
Planning started in 2017 and we visited Bad Kissingen in 2018 with a view to placing a truck order for delivery in a couple of years. Two things changed that: the new Malaysian Gov’t cancelled the project Dave was working on and our truck-to-be came up for sale. Dave promptly flew back to the UK, inspected and agreed to purchase the Bocklet 830F from the overlanding family.
We are going to be on the road several years earlier than planned! Luckily, the cost saving over a new truck balanced the books and our budget was still intact (or at least we hope so).
Catch The Wind is the name of a Scottish country dance (a pastime that we both enjoy) and we thought this to be a very appropriate aim for us in BB.
Why a blog? Its to keep friends and family updated of where we are and what we have been doing, because people we meet on the road always ask if we have one, and lastly to provide a record for own posterity. After all, as Alexander McCall Smith said: “A life without stories is no life at all”.
We hope you enjoy it.
Dave and Francine
