Antique Land Cruiser on the road since 2003

[Jim K in PA]

Yes - a walking stick. Very interesting creatures. We have them in Pennsylvania (USA) too! But no poison frogs . . . :Wow1:

another update:

A walkind stick?! Is that the correct name?


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[landcruising]

@ Blue: Great shot,

Thank you for posting it here! Hope you are having a good time in the "best" city in Bolivia!

Adventurous greetings,
Coen


Here some more for you all:

A big lizzy

A very funny looking Defender.

Vietnamese soups are a delight

Mother sloth with her young

small fungi

Visitor

Leaf cutter ant having trouble balancing the load

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[landcruising]

more images:

Yet another Defender

Visiting the European Space Agency

Tembe art

Morpho butterfly

Seeds in various designs. Karin-Marijke is demonstrating the Venice Carnival model.

More strange looking frogs in the jungle.

Leatherback sea turtles come ashore during sunset, attracting a crowd.

Early morning walks with a moon setting above the jungle, we find ourselves alone on the beach with the turtles and scientific researchers.

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[landcruising]

more:

Sun rise

A giant Leatherback sea turtle finding her way back to the sea.

gyroscopic logger and gps device that will be attached to the giant Leatherback.

The sun peaking through the clouds

The smallest laptop I have ever seen. [note: the size of the car key]

Walking the beach with the researchers.

A giant Leatherback concentrated at work

Laying around 100 eggs

A young woodpecker pecking away.

Last nights turtle visits recorded at a blackboard.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[landcruising]

more!

Local handicrafts.

Amerindian girl at sunset.

Counting eggs and taking blood samples.

Drilling the turtle.

Fixing gps and gyroscopic logger.

Putting a harnas on the turtle and prepare for weighing it.

Weighing a huge sea turtle.

She is crawling back to sea with a gps and gyroscopic logger attached to her back.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[mtnbike28]

What a great opportunity!

I would love to see the turtles and so close. I am so glad y'all got the chance to do it safely with the researchers! Thanks for sharing!

 

[landcruising]

I would love to see the turtles and so close. I am so glad y'all got the chance to do it safely with the researchers! Thanks for sharing!

You can! Just make sure to take precautions and not molest them...


more images as we progress and get ready to enter Suriname:

My secret ingredients box.

Camping deluxe style.

Harley maniac.

The launching of a Ariane 5 rocket in Kourou.

The launching of a Ariane 5 rocket in Kourou.

The launching of a Ariane 5 rocket in Kourou.

The launching of a Ariane 5 rocket in Kourou.

The launching of a Ariane 5 rocket in Kourou.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[Ruined Adventures]

Those launch pictures are incredible...your deluxe style kitchen looks very similar to ours :ylsmoke:

 

[landcruising]

Those launch pictures are incredible...your deluxe style kitchen looks very similar to ours :ylsmoke:

I think there will be a lot of you out there that are using the same kitchen setup?

 

[Ruined Adventures]

I think there will be a lot of you out there that are using the same kitchen setup?

Good point. I guess I meant that it's simple...no $200 stoves or $400 chuck box

 

[esh]

Haha, I think my kitchen setup is also similar (exact same stove)! I try to use white gas for multiple tools.

Your kitchen results look much better than mine! :chef:

Keep the adventures coming- I enjoy them very much!

 

[landcruising]

Keep the adventures coming- I enjoy them very much!

On your demand ;-)

We see some burned vehicles along the road. Somebody told me that when the police catch drugs runners they just burn the vehicles. Is this one of them?

We see some burned vehicles along the road. Somebody told me that when the police catch drugs runners they just burn the vehicles. Is this one of them?

"Campt du Transportation" in Saint Laurent du Maroni.

"Campt du Transportation" in Saint Laurent du Maroni.

The isolation cells "Campt du Transportation" in Saint Laurent du Maroni.

old hinges at "Campt du Transportation" in Saint Laurent du Maroni.

Biggi Lizard.

Papillon sat here at "Campt du Transportation" in Saint Laurent du Maroni.

Washing the car in the Maroni river.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[landcruising]

on with the show:

Dealing with Surinamese Dollars for the first time gives us a bit of a shock.

where 110 volt is the norm, 220 volt is mostly a European norm and here in Suriname a strange energy drink.

Dutch written sign.

"Get your moto running"...

Bushcamping at Wim and Anja's place in Commewijne.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[landcruising]

more!

Finding a little apartment in Alkmaar.

Greens smart lizzy.

More Dutch signs.

Fresh produce.

Getting the leaky window fixed.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[chilliwak]

Thank you Coen for posting 39 pages of incredible reading and viewing. I have now spent the better part of half a day reading about your adventures. I am curious to know about how you deal with all the posinous snakes and insects. Are there special precautions that you have to exercise, and if so, how did you find out about them? Your Land Cruiser looks awesome, and it is indeed very well suited to the terain that you are traveling through. Thanks for posting such well a written and pictoral adventure...:Wow1: