2024 This is a record of our daily reports of the England to Australia Recreation of Francis Birtle’s Bean Trip. 2nd March We have just been added to the FIVA event calendar. It is great to be adopted as anofficial… Read More
History, Preparation and Background (See the Blog for the on-road reports) The Greatest Drive Recreation of Francis Birtles 1927 England to Australia Journey In the last weeks of April 2023 Lang informed me that there was a 1923 Bean car… Read More
In December 2022 Lang and Bev set out on a 3,000km drive around Southern India. This is the blog page which will be updated regularly throughout the trip. You are invited to follow along with us on our adventure. Blue… Read More
An OKA is an Australian built vehicle. During the 1990’s 500 OKA’s were built in WA for the mining and tourist industries. They required a robust 4×4 vehicle that would be larger than a Landcruiser but smaller than a truck…. Read More
Standard 8 Adventure 1956 By Lang Kidby When my father was state manager for Standard in Western Australia in the mid 50’s, we did a trip in a Standard 8 from Perth to Melbourne and back for the Christmas holidays… Read More
Those who looked at my trials and tribulations in India a few months back would know we flew out of Calcutta on Air Asia (an airline now struck off my “preferred suppliers” list) Having bought a few bits and pieces… Read More
2014 Another Prostate Cancer Awareness Trip around Queensland In 2010 Lang, Carl Neilsen and I did a trip around Queensland promoting Prostate Cancer awareness. This trip was prompted by the fact that Carl had had a good outcome following the … Read More
1996 Voyage of the Kris by Kevin “Hub” Jones Lang and Bev purchased a 49ft yacht in Bali during a trip to Indonesia in 1995. She was called the Ocean Lady and was… Read More
1992 Voyage of the Acushla Written by Dan Daley Not long after I bought the Allen Hotel I bought this beautiful wooden boat, I got talked into a marina berth in Townsville marina because they were going cheap from the… Read More
Written by Lang 1985 when he and Mick Reynolds were living and working up in Bowen while in partnership in their marine construction business East Coast Marine There is a law in the North of Queensland which says “All old… Read More
1962 The Great Amphibious Expedition Just found the photos of the great amphibious expedition in 1962. This is the first truck I owned. 1939 British Army Morris “Desert Buggy” Pictures of me aged 14 with my mother, sister and dog… Read More