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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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We had such a nice drive out in the sunshine on Sunday. It was lovely seeing the swans on Sumas Prairie.
And then… this morning we woke up to this! 🙄
This time last year we had just taken the Baja Star ferry over from La Paz to mainland Mexico.
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Side shot Saturday.
Altho our Fitz no longer looks like this it’s nice to remember when he did. Fitz’s big rebuild rollout will be this spring. Stay tuned!
In this pic Fitz is outside the Santiago Apostol Church in Natá, Panama in March 2022.
The church is a 16th-century cathedral, thought to be the oldest church built in the Americas that is still in use today.
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Brie checking out the insides of our nearly finished Bobcat @totalcomposites today. Adventure Pup in the making here.
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What is this?
Could it be a new member that’s joined Team Fitz & Going Global Overland?
Meet ‘Brie’ by checking out her own IG page. @brie.the.rover.pup
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Happy New Year everyone from Fitz & his crew at Going Global Overland! 🎉
May 2023 hold improvements, surprises & great adventures for you. Make it a good year!
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Happy Front End Friday!
Looking back to one of the many places we stayed at earlier this year on our Central American Adventure.
Fitz posing (as he does) beside a new Defender outside Casa Conley Del Mar on the east side of Costa Rica.
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My dad always told me that there was never a bad day for trifle!
He absolutely loved trifle!
I managed to pull off 3 for family.
It was no easy feat as we sold our house and all our stuff in 2020 and hit the road in Fitz.
Currently in a 5th wheel on a Dave’s sister’s chicken farm I had nothing on hand to pull off trifle in any size but I was determined.
Hit the local charity shops a couple of weeks back and got some nice cheap glass bowls, borrowed Pyrex measuring cups from my mother in law next door and a hand mixer from my sister in law and poof! we have trifle!
Hard part now will be transporting the big one for Christmas dinner!
To my dad who’s no longer with us we will toast your memory with trifle tonight!
Happy Christmas everyone!🎄🎅🏻
Happy Christmas from Fitz & his crew at Going Global Overland. 🎄🎅🏻
We would like to thank all our friends & family for their love & support during our adventures.
We also want to wish a Happy Christmas to all our ‘new’ friends we’ve met along our travels across Canada and from the Yukon down to Panama.
Each of you were and are amazing and have touched us immensely with your warmth, friendship & generosity!
Our best wishes to all during this holiday season and as we inch toward a new year! ❤️🤗🎄🎅🏻🐾
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All aboard!! 🚂
After a year off from the @bcforestdiscoverycentre on Vancouver Island one of my best Land Rover buddies Victor is back running the steam train again for them.
The ole puffer has been parked for the last 3 years (due to Covid) with Victor being the last engineer to drive it.
They fired it up at Halloween and away she went!
Victor shown here driving the Christmas train for the centre again this year.
How magical is that?!
Well done Victor!! 🎅🏻🚂
Pics courtesy Victor and @bcforestdiscoverycentre
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Me thinks we got a wee bit of the white stuff overnight. ⛄️
Thanks @going.global.overland for the early morning pics.
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Had an awesome time out at Agassiz tonight watching the @cp_holiday_train 🚂 come in for its 5th to last stop. The Christmas train’s final stop from its cross Canada run will be tomorrow in Port Coquitlam.
We had a great time out with Dave’s dad (85) and our great nephew Griffin (7) despite the drizzling rain.
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Always look forward to our annual Christmas card from @rovalution
This year’s is stellar!
Fantastic!
Thanks everyone at @rovalution for all your help, support & friendship on Fitz during our global adventure times.
All our best from Going Global Overland to you all during this holiday season. 🎄🎅🏻
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How cute is this??
I think it’s fantastic! 🎄🎅🏻 🦝
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Had a great drive in ole Fitz as he really needed a scamper out today - so did we.
First checked out where the @holidaytrain0606 will be stopping on Dec. 17 in Agassiz then over up to Harrison Hot Springs @harrison_hot_springs
Been a while since we last visited the lakeside town and home of the legendary Sasquatch.
Had a nice walk along the waterfront checking out the Christmas light displays - definitely coming back to see them all in the dark!
Moose, beavers, Canada Geese, deer, Sasquatches and soooooo many more - doesn’t get more 🇨🇦 that!
Check out our @fitz.loves.big stuff IG page as ole Fitzy narrowly escaped a Squatch and a big rock today! 😂
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Yup we got snow!
Starting to feel a bit like winters back up in the Okanagan. ⛄️
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Old Man Winter arrived today here on the 🐓 farm where we are staying.
Look close and you’ll see Fitz in his wee shelter over from Nelson.
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Found this wee 2B fire truck cutie at the Flea Market yesterday.
It’s seen better days, is a bit worse for wear and missing a 1 or 2 bits but really needed a home. And… now it has! 😁
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Ran into our pal Andy Yung and his awesome Defender 110 at the fuel station yesterday.
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Happy Lancashire Day to all my fellow Lancastrians wherever you may be in the 🌎.
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Fitz helped out our niece Bex @mama.and.griff and great nephew Griffin this morning with their move. Fitz’s flat deck proved helpful taking a load of old furniture to the dump.
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“Lest we forget”
This Remembrance Day I am remembering and honouring the man ‘Bernard Thomas Whittle’ who was my Grandad (my dad’s dad).
He was born in 1896 in Harwood, Lancashire, England and was enlisted in WW1 on Oct. 23. 1914 at age 18 with the 23rd Regiment of the Northumberland Fusiliers.
He was taken prisoner in France at Croisellles on Mar. 22. 1918 and finally released on Nov. 14. 1918.
Grandad was released from the military on Feb. 22. 1919 after serving 4 years & 4 mths of service.
Thank you Grandad for your service, sacrifice and commitment to better the world for future generations.
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More progress on the sitting area inside our Bobcat.
Much more room to sit then we had in the back of Fitz before. 😁
It’s getting kinda spiffy now!
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Things are now starting to take shape inside the Bobcat.
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Happy Halloweekend Everyone! 🎃👻
I wanted to turn Fitz into a ghost for some pics but the recent west coast BC rains stopped that.
So I’m giving you some shots from 2017 & 2018 of Fitz with the ‘Halloween Tree’ in historic Coalmont.
Stay safe this Halloween 🎃 👻 everyone!
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Wishing two of my dearest Land Rover pals a very Happy Birthday today.
Both these lads were born on the same day (Oct 28) in the same year (1945) but in different countries.
Dave T in the UK & Gerry B in Canada.
Have a great birthday today Boys, you both deserve it!
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The rains have descended on BC’s west coast now as Old Man Winter is on his way.
We needed to get ‘the Bobcat’ inside if Dave was to continue work on it.
So he & bro in law Art @moochracing cleaned out a storage bay in the shop and the Bobcat was loaded onto Fitz (in the pouring rain today) and moved indoors.
With I believe 1.5” to spare going in it was tight squeeze.
Wonder if Dave can get those solar panels on top now it’s inside. 🤔
Guess you will have to stay tuned.
Thanks for watching!
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Happy Birthday today to our friend Willie @croy4x4 in Guatemala.
Willie also just became a new dad to baby William.
First grandchild for dad Bill. 3 generations of William Croys - how cool is that!
Congratulations to all whole Croy family. ❤️🤗
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So… normally I am not a spontaneous person at all. I need to plan, organize and think of all through.
Back in the summer I saw that @petshopboys were coming to Vancouver in October but I didn’t think we could afford tix so shut the door on going.
Then… my wonderful hubby (who knows I love Pet Shop Boys & New Order @neworderofficial ) said at 10 to 5 yesterday.
“There are a few tix left and the prices are dropping as they want to sell out, can you be ready to go in 15 mins as I just bought tix for us.” 😆
What an awesomely spectacular show in Vancouver last night for the final stop on their Unity Tour.
I’ve been a fan of both bands since the mid 80’s.
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Perfect fall 🍁 day today to install our 3 @ternoverland_arctictern windows that @totalcomposites supplied us for our custom box.
Once the first few cuts were done (not with out a lot of measuring and remeasuring and… a bit of fear & trepidation) it all went quite smoothly using the install manual.
At one point we felt the box was going a bit Swiss cheesy with all the holes Dave has drilled in lately.
Little window went in on the back first then the 2 bigger side windows next.
Wow, you go inside now and it all seems more open & bigger!
Super Dave seems very happy with how it all went today. 😁
Next up will be finalizing the structures for the countertop & dinette/bed/storage underneath.
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