my top ten

hello, here is my top ten,
the problem is i wanted to put 20 in here

At Val d'Isere Ski resort in France working as Event Manger on Landy Rally '09

half way up the Stelvio pass ( Italy ), Landy Rally '098

i guess there is only so much one land rover can take pulling a range rover up the alpine passes at +30 degrees

The land rover has had a hard year but it still stands proud next to Matt Savages series 1

at a free off-road site in Holland our 110 has some fun

New Project Range Rover, ( sorry tom had to be done ) engine died on previous owner ( tom mc ) out in france near spain 1 year or more ago, new engine in garage to be fitted once i find a auto box

the dutch know how to compete in a fancy dress party in spain

yes this is the same land rover as the one that travels all over Europe and this time next year may well be setting off to the artic

On the Route plan for the First Free Spirit 4x4 Derbyshire Treasure Hunt early 2010, yes that is a lorry wheel chock, before the X-brake was fitted ( a must for a landy )

and finally this picture has to be one of the all time greats,
not the view but if you look closely at the gravel to the side of the land rover you will see a golden shine in the gravel, well this is my car keys, roof box keys and house keys, with my land rover ( known as pinky ) i have a seperate ignition key in a hidden place an another under the sun visor well for some reason i was using the one under the sun visor and then went up to go and put a flag up on the roof rack and cut a tie wrap so i grabbed my keys with pen knife on them did what i needed to do then dropped them by accident, i remeber dropping them but as people where taking pictures i soon forgot and we moved on to our next stop at europes biggest off-road site 10 miles up the road needed to empty the roof box so that we could go off-road safely and realised we had dropped the keys. fortunatly later that day the route went back past that layby so i found them ( 4 hours later ) and still have them now normally fastened to me,
raises a point though if you are overlanding and loose your keys what is your back up plan?? i know mine ( spare key hidden in a safe place or two on the vehicle and then inside the vehicle aswell just to be safe

hope you enjoyed the pictures
kieran



i think i must be about at 10

freespirit4x4 wrote:

hello, here is my top ten,
the problem is i wanted to put 20 in here

No doubt you will in due course. I say Top Ten but these will get extended as we go on. At least we now have our own little sections in which to post our favourite piccies.

Hmmm ! Well seriously I also like your top ten uploaded pictuers ! These are nice & amazing pictures !

freespirit4x4 wrote:

yes this is the same land rover as the one that travels all over Europe and this time next year may well be setting off to the artic

I think Kieran spent as much time on his roof rack as actually driving Pinky. He was either up there fixing flags or horns, sorting though boxes of spare parts, unloading crates of beer - or in this case, waiting patiently for rescue (he would always head for the deepest mud-hole or water obstacle).

Holds a lot of memories that Landy, it's how a vehicle should be.

these photos are really amazing. I thinks your travel is really adventures.

This is one of my favourites from.........................................Scotland

Is that a house I spy? Talk about 'bleak house', wonder if they ever see the sun there.
Not for me, don't mind the isolation, but the weather!

GIVE ME SUN.

Yes Tom, was a not long abandoned Croft. Love it up there, but then I am a "shade hunter"

maadmaan10 wrote:

Yes Tom, was a not long abandoned Croft. Love it up there, but then I am a "shade hunter"

That is why we live up here, go out and fine new places to see.