Indy’s BLOG – On the road!

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Yesterday we slept inside Victor for the first time. A final test if everything is working fine. The sound system is working pretty good and the sound is loud and clear. For the moment we use an old iPhone as screen and multimedia command center. NOICE! We had a little party and celebrated the final countdown.

We woke up with the smell of coffee and a smile on our face and Victor had a very good run. 🙂

The first leg.

Today we made the first long leg to Barcelona. Around 800 kilometers in around 12 hours. We started in Germany, we nearly passed France. Finally, we had a rest at a nice river and I was able to have a bath and chill my paws in the nice and chilly water. Here are a few shots from our journey.

Now we are on our way, it can’t be a better day, the sun is shining and welcomes us to our better future somewhere in Spain. I like the sound of kilometres Victor is rolling away from our past into a new future. It’s warm and cosy, we take it not too fast and enjoy the amazing views. The color changes from green to a bit more brown, the air becomes more dry and we start to feel relaxed and warm.

Now it’s sleeping time again. Sorry for the short status update today, but it was a busy day and I am very tired. Please stay tuned for the next post.

First Night Outside! “Hucky’s Klause”

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We are on our way. Naja, not really. We decided to have a last and final test and sleep outside tonight. First, the camping place is closed and then there is no McDonald anywhere. It’s a shitty rainy day. So we ended up in. “Hucky’s Klause”.

 And what a surprise. It’s a smoking pub.  

In the background, they play “Skat”. A German card game. Vil gets a good coffee and an apple cake with cream. The music is classic. Dire Straits: Brothers In Arms. 

I get “leckerli” from the super nice bar lady. Super! Whiff! Wuff! The day gets better. Thank you, Lord! Vil checked our finances  39.04 Euro. 6.50 for two coffee and the cake. 32.54 left.

And now we search for a place to park Victor tonight.

7 degrees Celsius and rain. Brrrrrr, but no problem. I’ve got fur and Vil a really good sleeping bag.

Good night.

Wuff!

Please stay tuned for the next post.

Frauenweiler Germany

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Today we are in Frauenweiler / Germany, fixing the last stuff and getting ready for the departure. Victor is ready, he is oiled and filled up with gas. I have a last nap on the sofa and Vil is busy packing stuff and writing the BLOG. We received our first donation via PayPal, Jupieeeee. Five Euro for a beer or a few croquettes for me.

Indy’s BLOG – The VW-Polo Camper. What’s already done!

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Vil cleaned Victor and removed years of dust, all liquids and filters changed, all passenger seats in the front and the back removed, the smashed rear door replaced and the back windows taped with black duck-tape to give us a little privacy. Just a few steps more and we are ready to go.

Power is important and Vil installed a 12V battery to 5V USB and 220V converter to power his laptop. For the boom, we’ve got a 100W amplifier with AUX-IN for his phone. A RaspberryPI with WIFI and SSD storage is used to feed the iPod with music and movies during the long hours on the road. Also, a TomTom Navi will help us to “stay on track”.

Now we have shelter, a place to store our belongings, two big plastic water bags with 20-liter volume each, a camping gas stove, a thermal box to protect the food and Vil’s medicine. The bed is long enough for Vil and actually, it’s quite comfortable.

We don’t have much money to spend, so we went to ALDI and bought an enormous amount of food. Literally dozens of cans with potato, pee or bean soup, canned meat, canned salad, everything canned. Coffee, soft drinks, milk, cleaning stuff, sweets, my food, spices, bread and much more. Also, a little cooling box to chill drinks, fresh stuff, and Vil’s medicine.

Victor offers enough space to carry food for more than a month and we filled him up to the brim. Brave little car!

Please stay tuned for the next post.

Victor-“The VW-Polo-Camper”

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Wherever we go, we need something to live in because we won’t be able to afford a hotel or even Airbnb. We need a place for all our belonging, our camping equipment, storage, clothing and finally a place to sleep. A cheap solution was needed, so Vil bough Victor, a 1991 VW-Polo,  for 150€, that’s around 200$, to transform him into our future home.

Rebuild

Victor was built in 1999, he has circa 100.000 miles (170.000km) on the clock and “extreme power” of 44KW / 60PS. Victor will be transformed into a complete camper with water, gas cooker, table, bed, storage, electricity, WiFi,……. and a place for me.

After this is done we will travel to Spain, visit exciting places, eat delicious food, meet interesting people and hopefully find a job for Vil before our money runs out.

We need to find our luck somewhere else.

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Vil decided that a town with a high density of call centers would be an opportunity. Maybe Barcelona, Dublin or Amsterdam and he checked the jobs online. LinkedIn, Monster other Job boards, and the most positive feedback came from Barcelona.

So it’s sure we will leave Germany and try to find our luck somewhere nice. We are not sure, but most likely, we will go to Spain. Vil organized already a few interviews and let’s see if one of the companies is interested and offers him a job.

Catalunia? YEAH!