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Our original plan to “go global” happened in the fall of 2020, however due to Covid 19 and country restrictions we had to settle for “just in Canada” to start. That was okay, as we knew there was lots to see.
We started off in early September in our Land Rover bubble, socially distancing and headed up from BC’s coast to the northern BC Interior seeing lots of things along the way, then historic Barkerville & Wells. We headed into Alberta via Mount Robson Park and into Jasper and continued to zig zag our way east. With it being fall we saw amazing colour on the trees as they had turned. Wow!
With so many parks, sites and museums closed due to Covid 19 we decided after Drumheller where we climbed the world’s tallest dinosaur, ‘Rexy’ that we had to make our own fun across Canada. We stared taking pics of our Land Rover Defender, ‘Fitz’ with big roadside attractions in each province, and we had a lot of fun which it took us well off the beaten track to small towns and areas we probably would have never went otherwise.
Check out Fitz loves big stuff. There was everything big from birds, fish, viking, sausage, egg, pyrogy, curling rock, mosasaur, planes and moose to big colour and big lakes. Such fun!!
Along the way our travels take us to some incredibly scenic places and sights and we took a lot of pictures. These are some of our favourite pictures. Hope you enjoy!
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Happy ‘Flashback Friday’ to a few of the amazing people (and Rover Pups) we met along our travels into Central America earlier this year. And… their incredible Land Rovers too!
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Box on box off. 🤪
As we still had to get some stuff done on Fitz and ‘the box’ was ready for pick up last Friday we zoomed over to get it off the Island and finally home.
Did a run up to the Okanagan this last weekend for my 60th bday and to show friends the box - now the box is off again.
Today it was getting Fitz weighed at a truck scale and getting the certified scale statement.
Next week will be the inspection for Fitz for ICBC.
On and on it goes……
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It’s happened, there was no stopping it.
Today I joined ‘Club 60’!
Hard to believe right?
Seems like only yesterday I was a wee nipper just back to Canada in 1966 from living in the UK with my mum and I was bombing about on my new Shetland pony Corky.
Those who really know me can probably tell from the last 2 b/w pics why I’m easily distracted by cute dogs. 😂
I didn’t want a fuss or anything special for my 60th, I kind of just wanted to have it slip past me unnoticed. However… what I really wanted was to go ‘home’ and see my friends.
So… my wonderful husband Dave @going.global.overland arranged a luncheon for me & my friends at a Chinese restaurant back up in Vernon for yesterday.
Amazing, fantastic, splendiferous & delightfully overwhelming pretty much covers it.
Everyone who came had influence on me in my life at some point and became loved & special to me over the years.
From long time pals who have known me since I was 5 up to now. Udo & his sister Gisele ~ Udo gave me my 1st ride on a motorbike (actually a chopper) when I was about 8 and Gisele taught me how to ride a bicycle and became like a big sister growing up.
My best friend since Grade 8 Carol @omacarolowen was able to come and I just didn’t want to let her go. The two of us have been thru so much over the years but have always been there for each other during really bad & sad times.
My long time friend in the photo industry & fellow horse enthusiast Brenda who turned 64 on Sept. 17th came too, so I had her blow out the candles 🎂 with me. How special is that!
I have been very privileged to have such wonderful, kind loving friends in my life over the years. Thank you all!
As well the love & support everyone has shown for us in our global adventures to date with our Land Rover ‘Fitz’ keeps us going.
Seeing everyone this weekend was the tonic I badly needed right now.
Big big hugs & thanks to Carla, Heather, Evie & Jodi @jodiwebster2004 for a yummy cake and cupcakes.
Like I’m ever going to refuse cake! 🤣
Thank you each & every one of you from the bottom of my heart.
I ❤️ you all more than you know.
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On this morning’s ferry trip Fitz got his first one and only time riding up on the upper deck. This afternoon’s trip back he was yup… with the big boy trucks and back down in the belly of the beast. 😂
Looking forward to getting him home today.
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Still getting our heads around the fact that we have our box now and it’s actually on Fitz.
Stopped in Sidney on our way for the 3:00 ferry back for a late lunch of fish & chips at the bistro at the end of the pier @thepierbistro 😋
The flowers along the seaside promenade were stunning in the ☀️ today.
Note the new Land Rover Discovery parked behind Fitz.
Fitz looks sooooooo big now. 😂
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What a morning!
Excitement, elation and yup… quite overwhelming too.
But… our custom box is in place on Fitz now and ready for the journey back to the mainland.
Big big thank you to Andreas & Katie at @totalcomposites for a quality product 👍🏻 and to our good pal @mepham55 who lives in Victoria and came out to join us in the fun & excitement this morning with his wee beastie.
Such fun!
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It’s on!!!!!
Wowzers!
😁
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Bit of fun on the ferry this morning.
Fitz may have changed a lot recently but his soul is still an ex MoD Land Rover.
Thanks guys!!
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All a bit surreal this morning as the day we have been waiting for has finally arrived!
Picking up our new custom camper box from @totalcomposites on Vancouver Island.
5:15 am departure from the farm this morning to get on the 7:00 am ferry out of Tsawwassen.
First and only time Fitz has ever travelled on the upper deck of BC Ferries!
He won’t be on his return trip back this afternoon. Fitz will be over height again… so back in the belly of the beast he will go.
Stay tuned today for more adventures of Fitz!
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It’s glueing down the rubber onto the wood on Fitz’s sub frame this morning.
Tomorrow’s the big day when we pick up our new custom camper box from @totalcomposites on Vancouver Island. 😁
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Deck screwed down, the next step was fitting a layer of rubber over the plywood.
Dave has been super busy today getting the deck close to completion so we can pick up our new camper box on Friday.
Tomorrow is gluing the rubber down day.
Sounds like a sticky mess to me. 😂
I’ll stay out of it and keep my 🐾 clean!
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Securing the decking in place on Fitz’s sub frame today so it will be ready to pick up the new camper box on Friday.
Are we excited?
Totally!!! 😆
Finally a very bright light at the end of this very long dark tunnel.
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Decking is going on and getting screwed in place today as we are picking up our long awaited camper box from @totalcomposites on Friday morning.
Woohoo!!! 🥳
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It’s light ‘‘em up Sunday!
Think we will need some bright lights today down here on BC’s west coast to cut thru the smoke from forest fires 🔥.
Enjoy your day today everyone!
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Langley Cruise-In ~ Part 3
Last of my piccies.
Looking at my pics it would seem not only am I a crow who likes bright & shiny but one would think I am a ZZ Top @zztop fan as well as I seemed to have taken a lot of similar ZZ Top ‘Eliminator’ type truck pics.
Wait… I am a huge ZZ Top fan! 😂
Dave snapped the Jeep J10 pic for me as my dad was a huge Jeep pick up fan having had one J10 and two J20s from 1979 to 2008. Miss you soooooo much dad. 😢
Fun day out today. 😎
Loved the live music.
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Langley Cruise-In ~ Part 2
More shots from today’s car show in Aldergrove.
Felt a bit like a crow today as I seem to be drawn to bright shiny colours. 😂
Had a good visit with Reid Gibbons from @mudbayoverland and his impressive Stewart & Stevenson M1079 overland rig. We actually Rovered with Reid and his pal Eric Prevost waaay back in October of 2013.
Eric & Reid were in Eric’s ole Range Rover Classic.
Such fun!!
The last car shot is of a 2 door 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass. Brought back a lot of good memories as I spent the 80s roaming around everywhere in a 4 door ‘67 Olds Cutlass and a 1971 Mini.
In the early 90s I bazzed about in a red 1979 Camaro.
Music video is another local band called Six Gun Romeo @sixgunromeo doing The Ramones @the.ramones ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’.
Love it!!
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Langley Cruise-In ~ Part 1
Took in the 2022 Langley Good Times Cruise-In in downtown Aldergrove today.
Huge car show!!
Basically the Main Street of Aldergrove was closed off from 264th all the way down to 272nd.
Some great live music 🎶 to be heard too.
The short video at the end is a band from Vancouver called the ‘Crash Rebels’. Very cool!!
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It was a wiring back lights & license plate lights day for Fitz today.
Check out the cool backing plate. 😁
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The world as we know it will never be the same after today.
Such a sad day for us all.
Not just a true monarch but a true lady.
She will be missed by so many of us who loved and respected her.
Very proud to be British. 🇬🇧
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Will Fitz ever be the same Wednesday!
Short answer… no… but we hope he will be better & stronger after all this work changing & stretching him to fit a camper box.
Today Fitz was into the muffler shop to have his gas intake pipe extended as well as his exhaust pipe extended.
And on it goes…
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It’s Metal Monday!
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We had a super fun day at the Rover-Landers of BC’s annual Founder’s Day on Saturday.
But I also was able to add a few wee treasures to our collection which in the thousands and… yes in storage. 😂
Scored a gem of a little fleet.
All a bit wounded but gems just the same!
Absolutely love the biggest one here with it’s driver.
Thanks for bringing toys to the show to sell to my good pals @williamdolanofficial and Mike Verhagen. 🤗
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Founder’s Day ~ Part 3
The highlight of the show today for me (and a total surprise) was seeing this ole 1987 Range Rover Classic.
This is ‘the Silver Fox’ or affectionately known to us as ‘Foxie’.
I bought this RRC in 2008 and gave it to my dad (see last 2 pics). After my dad stopped driving in 2011 due to his failing eyesight I drove mum & dad in Foxie for all their shopping & medical appointments.
Eventually my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and we moved Foxie on and sold him to our good friend @glenngoestohell who loves Foxie and became his daily driver.
What a treat it was to see this RRC come into the show. Thank you Glenn for coming out with Foxie today.
Lad, you totally made my day!! 🤗 ❤️
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Founder’s Day ~ Part 2
Great friends & great Rovers today!!
Thanks Andy @dr.jibalo and all your crew for a good event today.
Well done everyone!
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Founder’s Day 2022 ~ Part 1
We weren’t going to go but decided we should.
Dave & I were an integral part of the show for 2 decades.
Glad we went today taking both Fitz & Nelson, but it felt strange being just an attendee and not a worker at the show. I actually got to see the show for a change and that was good!
Saw sooooo many friends and got stocked up on much needed hugs.
Met 3 great dogs who will be up on my Rover Pups @rover.pups page soon.
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Wishing the Rover-Landers of BC @dr.jibalo lots of fun & success tomorrow as they present another Founder’s Day indoor Land Rover only event at Heritage Park in Chilliwack. This being the 1st Founder’s Day event since Covid hit in 2020.
Having personally worked ears flat back at 18 consecutive Founder’s Day shows I know how much work is involved to pull off this show.
Have fun tomorrow everyone!!
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It all starts tomorrow!
After a very successful first year in 2021 the Alberta Outdoor Adventure Expo (AOAEXPO) @aoaexpo officially kicks off for year #2 tomorrow.
We at Going Global Overland had the fortunate opportunity of attending last year’s inaugural event.
We were asked to give a talk on full time overlanding & life on the road.
Not sure just what we were getting ourselves in for we hoped for the best, never having heard of Medicine Lodge before.
Long story short ~ Wow, wow, wow!!
We had an absolutely amazing time and met soooooo many fantastic people, their rigs & of course dogs.
Some people we met at the show we became instant friends with and will be forever we hope.
The event organizers David & Jason did a fantastic job on pulling off their 1st rally last year and we wish them and all their AOEXPO crew the best of luck for this weekend’s event.
Sadly Fitz & his crew cannot attend this year due to… as most of you know Fitz has been undergoing a massive transformation these last couple of months to make himself bigger & stronger to take on the next phase of his global adventures.
Fitz had hoped to be ready in time for the event but it was not to be.
Have fun to all our friends we know will be attending.
Zeus & ‘the Squatch’ no doubt will be keeping you all in line.
Please give Zeus a head rub for me if you see him.
Now go have fun!! 😎
PS - The handsome chappie in the last pic is Max @jen_bfd
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Fantastic day hooking up with our overlanding pals Bob & Kathy @bkroven and Walter their 1993 Australian 110.
Bob & Kathy off the boat in Bellingham, WA yesterday coming down from Anchorage, Alaska.
We whipped down in our Nelson to meet them today in Anacortes for lunch. Such fun!
Safe travels back to California my friends. 🤗
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That’s the galvanizing box now ticked.
It’s soooooo shiny! 😎
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Well… it appears that the ole ball has finally started rolling for us.
Yesterday we viewed work to date on Fitz’s new camper box at @totalcomposites on Vancouver Island.
Amazing & exciting to actually see it all coming together now.
I believe the roof went on this morning. We were told the box should be ready for Fitz around the middle of September.
Thanks guys!
And… today we pick up Fitz’s galvanized sub frame from Ebco after 2:00.
That light at the end of this long tunnel is shining brighter all the time now. 😁
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