Blast from the past

[whatcharterboat]

Did Bevis and Whitfield write up their account somewhere?

the 4wdonline.com link had these

1971-1972 British Trans-Americas expedition, led by Major John Blashford-Snell, drove two Range-Rovers from Alaska to Cape Horn. A SWB Land Rover SIIA also helped over the Darien Gap:

* Russell Braddon, The Hundred Days Of Darien, 1974.
* John Blashford-Snell, Where the Trails Run Out, 1974.

on Amazon the 100 days book is $155, the Trails Run Out is $14 put appears to be more about all his travels, not just the Gap

Sounds like fun reading [/QUOTE]

Yer. A bit pricey for me. The "100 days" copies are nearly always over the $120 mark. My wife runs a 2nd hand book shop and I've been getting her to keep an eye out on her book search engines for a couple of titles and that was one of them. What did you mean about Bevis and Whitfield?

 

[mtnbike28]

I just used the quote function

I didn't mean anything... I was just poking around and googled the titles...
I agree too much for me too...

 

[kerry]

I guess I was lucky. I picked up the 100 days book about 20 yrs ago for $5. After I asked about the Bevis and Whitfield expedition I noticed in the Darien Gap link that it states they wrote an article for the National Geographic in 1961(?). Don't know if it's available in a library somewhere. I might try to find it.

The wheelbarrow was about as goofy as that version. There's a picture of it in the book. As I recall, they built the motorized wheelbarrow themselves. Only the British could come up with such a goofy idea (and I'm British myself)
I do have a trailer sailor--23' MacGregor Venture Newport. I haven't had it in the water for a few years. It awaits my retirement.
I'm still waiting for the rim. The US Postal Service is slow.

Just dug out the book. I paid only $2.50:victory:

 

[whatcharterboat]

Obviously "Blast from the Past" books are making a come back. Maybe we should start an ExPo 2nd hand bookshop section on the forum. Haha

 

[whatcharterboat]

I do have a trailer sailor--23' MacGregor Venture Newport. I haven't had it in the water for a few years. It awaits my retirement.

Bet you can't wait for that.

It's only that we just had a few days away on the boat last week. 20-35kt broad reaches over and back after the wind change. Great stuff.So good to get away from study and work (and ExPo) every now and then.

Email me some pics if you get a chance. Always keen to talk "sailboats.

 

[kerry]

Link to the 1960 Whithfield expedition:

http://www.geocities.com/landroverpty/trans.htm

http://www.geocities.com/landroverpty/tw_page.htm

By the way, Withfield was an Aussie.

 

[Mickldo]

Obviously "Blast from the Past" books are making a come back. Maybe we should start an ExPo 2nd hand bookshop section on the forum. Haha

I was given a copy of "Who Needs A Road" by an IH8MUD forum member. I like the idea of a 2nd hand bookshop or even a library.

 

[Kilroy]

Obviously "Blast from the Past" books are making a come back. Maybe we should start an ExPo 2nd hand bookshop section on the forum. Haha

We already have a classified section. May be there could be a seperate section for books, though I've never seen one for sale there.