Author Archives: DirkJan
Report 7, 8 and 9 August
Report 7, 8 and 9 august Report by Karin and Simon 7th August Around 3 PM the Model T Ford was going to be collected, the truck finally arrived at 5 PM. It is a standard truck and not specially … Continue reading
Report 3, 4, 5 and 6 August
Report 3, 4, 5 and 6th August Report by Karin and Simon Sunday 3 August Dirk and Simon inspect the Model T Ford and discover that the lining of the middle crankshaft bearing which they repaired earlier has completely gone … Continue reading
Report 2 August
Report 2 August Report Karin en Simon The month of August is a special month in which Bolivians, according to the Inca culture, bring offering to Mother Earth and may express wishes for a good future. This morning the ceremony … Continue reading
Report 1 August
Report 1 August Report by Karin and Simon. Around half past seven the taxi driver comes to pick us up and takes us to his house where the cars are stalled. The family is very happy with the extra earnings … Continue reading
Report 31 July
Report of 31 July Report by Karin and Simon Before having breakfast Simon and Karin go to the local market to buy some bread. The activities in the streets start early. After having dealt with the garage door, the Hotel … Continue reading
Report 30 July
Report of 30 of July Report by Karin and Simon The Model T is repaired, a last picture before we leave and off we go. We drive over a magnificent plateau on 12,000 ft, with sometimes a pass of … Continue reading
Report 28 & 29 July
Report of 28 and 29 July Report by Karin and Simon After returning in Cusco Dirk inspects the condition of the Model T before we travel on. He discovers the next serious problem: the middle lining of the crank shaft … Continue reading
Report 27th July
Report of 27 July Report by Karin and Simon Today we go to Machu Picchu, the pick-up is at 5 o’clock, after a train-journey of 1.5 hour and a bus (there was a long row waiting for the bus) we … Continue reading
Report 25 & 26 July
Report of 25 and 26 July Report by Karin en Simon Before we leave the car gets some regular every day’s maintenance. After departure to Cusco it starts to rain. The cap is put on the car and going higher … Continue reading
Report 24 July
Report 24 July Report by Simon and Karin We are leaving Chinchero and continue our way to Cusco over highway 3S. First we fill up our tanks, they count in gallons and a litre is costing on average USD 0.60 … Continue reading
