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Posted on November 20, 2022

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 31

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Posted on October 13, 2022

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 30

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Posted on October 8, 2022

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 29

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Posted on October 7, 2022

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 28

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Posted on September 3, 2022

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 27

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Posted on August 11, 2022

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 26

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Posted on July 17, 2022

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 25

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Posted on July 17, 2022

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 24

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Posted on May 24, 2022

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 23

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Posted on May 22, 2022

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 22

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Posted on May 16, 2022

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 21

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Posted on May 16, 2022

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 20

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Posted on May 16, 2022May 16, 2022

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 19

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Posted on October 5, 2021October 5, 2021

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 18

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Posted on October 5, 2021October 5, 2021

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 17

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Posted on October 5, 2021October 5, 2021

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 16

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Posted on October 5, 2021October 5, 2021

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 15

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Posted on October 5, 2021October 6, 2021

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 14

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Posted on October 5, 2021October 5, 2021

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 13

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Posted on October 2, 2021October 5, 2021

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 12

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Posted on September 18, 2021October 5, 2021

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 11

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Posted on September 16, 2021October 5, 2021

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 10

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Posted on September 9, 2021October 5, 2021

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 9

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Posted on August 26, 2021October 5, 2021

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 8

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Posted on August 26, 2021October 5, 2021

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 7

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Posted on August 18, 2021October 5, 2021

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 6

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Posted on August 4, 2021October 5, 2021

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 5

Leaving the Prince of Wales Island we head for the Alaskan Interior, but not before sending some time in the great Yukon Territory. We hope you enjoy! https://youtu.be/Lv8bpokRH0M

Posted on August 4, 2021October 5, 2021

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 4

We finally arrive on the Prince of Wales Island in Alaska where we will spend the next three months living off grid on a float house in the ocean. We earn our keep by helping out on an Oyster Farm, also floating in the ocean, and we meet the most wonderful community of Alaskans and …

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Posted on August 4, 2021October 5, 2021

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 3

This video shows our arrival in Canada, collection of the vehicle, and the journey from the east coast to the west coast of the second widest country in the world. We hope you enjoy! https://youtu.be/CP3fxiq_rXA

Posted on August 4, 2021October 5, 2021

DEFENDER-ADVENTURE – EPISODE 2

A continuation video of us explaining how we ended up travelling the world. This video describes the outline plan for the first stage of our journey and the preparation that was required for both us and the vehicle. We hope you enjoy! https://youtu.be/j3R1bFb8OOo

Posted on August 4, 2021

DEFENDER ADVENTURE – EPISODE 1

This video is not the most exciting in terms of adventure but it does provide background information on how the plan to travel the world came about, including details of the 1200 mile long cycle ride we did in Sweden in 2018. We hope you enjoy! https://youtu.be/nE93nvPEX6s

Posted on September 10, 2019August 4, 2021

UPDATE: NEW DEFENDER-ADVENTURE VLOG

Since the last blog post we have left the Yukon and entered the Alaskan Interior. At our most northern location, the Brooks Mountain Range on the Dalton Highway, we have decided to keep a video travel journal (VLOG) rather than a written BLOG. Links to individual videos will be posted here each time we add …

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Posted on August 21, 2019

016 – The Yukon – 20th August 2019

We left Naukati Bay early in the morning and on the journey to the ferry noticed that our leisure batteries were not charging. With a freezer packed with shrimp, halibut, moose, ground pork, rhubarb and fruit (a big thanks to Jerry, Hooter and Leslei) we were keen to get the problem resolved as quickly as …

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Posted on August 21, 2019

015 – One strike and you’re not out! – 11th July 2019

We had originally planned to leave the Prince of Wales Island at the end of July but a strike by the union that operates the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system put paid to that. With no road system in or out of Ketchikan the only way to travel to/from is by boat or plane. As …

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Posted on July 26, 2019

014 – The Prince of ‘Whales’ Island – 7th July 2019

It is a rainy Sunday afternoon as I write this blog and looking out of the float house window I can just about make out the shape of the nearby islands through the mist and murk. This morning was beautiful though and a very relaxing four hours was spent fishing for halibut under a sunny …

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Posted on June 11, 2019

013 – Float, Float On – 10th June 2019

LIFE ON A FLOAT HOUSE Our house, in the middle of our street sea I'm not sure if I can convey how surreal our life is right now when compared to the life we have been used to living in the UK. We are staying in a small green wooden house that is mounted on …

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Posted on June 4, 2019

012 – Alaska! – 21st May 2019

After leaving Prince Rupert, British Columbia at 3 a.m. and sailing for around six hours we arrived in Ketchikan, Alaska at 8 a.m. Yes, we had passed into another time zone and were now in Alaska Daylight Time, which is 9 hours behind the UK. Approaching US Border Control at Prince Rupert Alaska Marine Highway …

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Posted on May 15, 2019

011 – Au Revoir Canada (for now) – 7th May 2019

The drive from Jasper to Prince Rupert can be done in two long days or three days if you want to travel at a more leisurely pace. We had five days until we had to catch the ferry at Prince Rupert so we contacted our friends Nick and Kaitlyn and asked if they could put …

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Posted on May 2, 2019May 2, 2019

010 – Icefield Parkway & Jasper – 1st May 2019

Icefield Parkway is the name of the road that runs between the towns of Lake Louise and Jasper and on the day we left Canmore it lived up to it's name - it had snowed heavily overnight and it was bitter cold. The road was a combination of ice and snow and our windscreen wipers …

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Posted on May 2, 2019

009 – Banff National Park – 27th April 2019

We were like kids in a sweet shop and were struggling to decide where to go first. There were so many places of great beauty that we could choose from even with many parts of the park closed due to the winter season. Our first stop was at Two Jack Lake and the neighbouring Minniewanka …

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Posted on May 2, 2019

008 – Chrissieism’s! – 21st April 2019

Shortly after entering the Rockies the road began to climb and the scenery improved significantly from that which we had been used to over the last few days. With the sun shining we entered the small town of Canmore where we planned to spend the next six nights. Canmore is located just outside the Banff …

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Posted on April 30, 2019April 30, 2019

007 – How may we help you officer? – 21st April 2019

Over the last day or so we have talked to a number of locals about how flat and endless the Saskatchewan Prairies are and they all respond with a smile, a shrug and give a 'what can you do' look, yet at the same time they seem almost proud of the fact that they live …

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Posted on April 19, 2019

006 – You’ve cancelled what! – 19th April 2019

Yesterday we passed a large sign adjacent to Highway 1 that showed we had arrived at the longitudinal centre of Canada. This milestone also represents the halfway point of our journey to Prince Rupert. Feeling like we were making good progress and it was all going to be downhill from here, so to speak, we …

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Posted on April 17, 2019April 17, 2019

005 – Are We There Yet? – 17th April 2019

No is the answer, not by a long way! After driving between 200 to 300 miles per day for the last 9 days we have arrived in the Province of Manitoba and are only now halfway to our destination of Prince Rupert in British Columbia. What have you seen, what have you learnt, are you …

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Posted on April 12, 2019April 13, 2019

004 – Leaving Halifax – 9th April 2019

Chrissie woke before me but I was to wake very shortly afterwards by her shouts and screams of "it's snowed, it's snowed a lot". The view of the Port from our apartment was a very different one this morning to the one the previous day. We enjoyed the snowy scene for a few moments before …

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Posted on April 12, 2019

003 – Nova Scotia, Canada – 7th April 2019

Having said our goodbyes to friends and family we caught the 14.05 train at York station on 6th April 2019 and from there, following a series of connections and various modes of transport, we arrived at our accommodation in Halifax, Nova Scotia at around the same time the following day. The train had been on …

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Posted on April 1, 2019

002 – Preparing to leave the UK – 1st April 2019

With the Land Rover on its way there's only a little time left now before we fly out to be re-united with it (from the tracking app we are pleased to say that at time of writing the container ship ship is docked at Port of Halifax, as below). Be gentle when offloading our cargo …

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Posted on April 1, 2019

001 – Shipping the Land Rover – 4th March 2019

I don't mind telling you that the whole shipping process has been a bit of a minefield. There seems to be so many different people involved at each stage with each one wanting a fee for doing something or other, or in some cases, for possibly not doing much at all. "Oh yes, I wave …

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