About Us

PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE WE ARE IN CAPE TOWN OTHER THAN TO MENTION CAMPS WE ARE STAYING IN, THIS BLOG WILL BE DORMANT UNTIL WE LEAVE UP THE W COAST IN MAY Entertainer Derek Gordon along with wife Christel, brother-in-law photographer Bernd Weimar and "hond" Jack the Russell are off on a minimum one year motorhome tour of the country. It has been a lifetime ambition to undertake this trip, put off many,many times, but come May 5th 2011, now a reality It is our intention to head up the East coast, Wild coast and into N.Kwa Zulu Natal. From there we will cross Umpumalanga into Botswana and eventually Namibia. Finally we head down the West coast back to Cape Town. The trip should take a year but that is not a factor. If we like a place we stay, if not we move on. I will attempt to do shows where and whenever I can as well as selling our artworks and T-Shirts at Farmers and Arts and Crafts markets as we go. It is not our intention to make money but merely subsidise our expenses. Follow this blog to find out where we are, who we've met, where we've stayed and how much its cost. We remain contactable by email at dpgordon@webmail.co.za

31 October 2011

Thomas River - Jeff's "Pride and Joy"


This simply magnificent 1929 Rubgy Motorhome is something to behold. It looks stronger and heavier than an armoured car and wide enough to seat 5 persons upfront comfortably. They didn't worry about weight in them days, it even has a 4 plate gas stove and oven with a knotty-pine ceiling . It is powered by the original 2.2lt  Continental engine with a 6 speed gear box using 2 diffs. Jeff's biggest hassle is remembering which gear he is in, as once you have changed to second and want to advance to third you have to first change the diff and vice versa when changing down ...yipes. Wait for it ... top speed is a staggering, vision blurring 35 m.p.h.

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