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35th Anniversary on 16.10.2019 in Guarapuava/Brazil
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The fact that this further
milestone on our world record trip went without a trace can be
attributed to the constant overheating problems of our LandCruiser,
which never stopped at that time. We were too busy trying to fix it.
Thus, we forgot all about this special day! How did it actually unfold?
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Entry from Liliana's diary on
10/16/2019:
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- "Emil
finally agrees to visit an x-ray institute for an x-ray due to his
ongoing back problem. But nothing comes of it. They are so stubborn
again that you have to be referred by a local doctor. There is no
exception! Frustrated, we drive to the Superpão supermarket, where the
frustration is about to continue. There is a food court where we want to
eat, but are practically out of cash. The ATM there charges so much on
fee that Emil cancels the transaction immediately (nevertheless, we are
charged about €9 for exchange rate differences!). No cash = no food,
which totally annoys me, because I'm hungry and the last days we ate
spartanly anyway. Emil looks for a restaurant on the GPS, where he
thinks he can pay with Visa, but the "Buffet Livre" is not inviting at
all. So there is again nothing to eat. By chance we pass a bank where we
can get money at the ATM under normal conditions. Back to the food court
in the Superpão supermarket, Emil does not eat a pizza after all,
because he thinks it is too big for him. But I don't feel like pizza and
get salads, rice and chicken, which also tastes good. Emil struggles to
spaghetti and some meat, but complains that he has rarely eaten so
badly. So the frustration continues and the mood does not improve! In
the afternoon it's pouring with rain as we drive by the Toyota
dealership to get a new condenser. The visit is quickly done - they
don't have a suitable one. Just as we are about to leave the parking
lot, an employee comes running. Behind him follows a lady with a
present: A straw hat for Emil with a Toyota logo! They had seen us on
TV, they say. It is not the only time that we are said to have been seen
on television, although we know nothing about it and also don't know
where what was broadcast. Anyway, Emil now has a wide brimmed hat as an
anniversary present to protect him from the sun!"
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Special events/experiences since our 30th anniversary in Angola/Africa
10/16/2014:
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- South Africa:
2/13-14/2015: Major repair of our LandCruiser by the LandCruiser Club
Southern Africa. Link:
3rd Major repair
Malawi: 7/31/2015: Armed robbery where we were only able to
escape with a lot of luck, but our LandCruiser was considerably damaged.
Link: Armed robbery
Kenya: 10/10/2015: Liliana is bitten the second time by a dog on
the same leg, this time in Nairobi. The first dog bite was on 12/14/2009
in Tonga, where she almost lost her leg due to a wound infection.
Turkmenistan: 5/8/2016: Camping night in the desert near the
"Darvaza gas crater". The unique spectacle of bursting flames and
glowing crater rim in the pitch black night were the perfect backdrop
for our 47th wedding anniversary.
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Myanmar (Burma):
12/26/2016-1/22/2017:
Trip without our LandCruiser – 4 Websites:
Homepage
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- East Malaysia (Sarawak): 2017/2018: Rejuvenation of our
LandCruiser. Link: 3rd Rejuvenation
Northeast Indonesia (with the car
until Papua, formerly Irian Jaya): 8/23/2017 to 5/27/2018: The adventure took
us 6'540 ms [10'525km] in 366 driving hours on all kinds of roads
through 11 islands: Borneo (2x),
Sulawesi (2x),
Ternate (2x),
Tidore,
Halmahera (2x),
New Guinea (2x),
Seram,
Ambon,
Yapen,
Biak and
Supiori.
It included 31 ferry trips on 21 different ferries, totaling 303 hours
at sea, 9x of which we slept on the floor like the locals.
Paraguay: 5/8/2019: "Golden Wedding" at the campsite of "Quinta
Tiffany" in Luque near Asunción, unique in the sense that out of 50
years of married life we spent 35 years with our LandCruiser on a
journey around the world. Link:
Route Map
Brazil: 9/27/2019: The speedometer of our LandCruiser moved to km
777'777.7 in Blumenau. Looking back at other interesting numbers and
milestones: 700'000th km in Abkhazia;
600'000th in
French Guiana;
500'000th in the
United Arab Emirates;
400'000th in Estonia; the
300'000th in Australia; 200'000th in Libya and the first
100'000th in
the USA.
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- Another milestone: 7x7 = 777'777.7
Kilometers (= 483'288½ miles)
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