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Monthly Archives: February 2016

New logo!!

Today we switched on our new logo! This amazing piece of artwork was made for us by our very kind friend, Jamie. Not only does it look spot on but, amazingly, Jamie’s managed to slim me down by about 15kg. Thank you Jamie-san!

Posted bybarkertraxFebruary 29, 2016Posted inpreparation, randomLeave a comment on New logo!!

Road Trip (nearly) to Hiroshima

So, as usual, that early morning set-off didn’t happen until 1.30pm! A combination of coffee and croissants and finding out the roof rack had arrived delayed ‘kick off.’ Nevertheless, good to get the roof rack on – though we both think it slightly distracts from her drop-dead good looks. We also replaced the two dampers that […]

Posted bybarkertraxFebruary 24, 2016Posted incar, japan, preparation2 Comments on Road Trip (nearly) to Hiroshima

Happy Valentines

I made Totty a blanket.

Posted bybarkertraxFebruary 16, 2016Posted inpreparationLeave a comment on Happy Valentines

Sleeping Platform Part 4

Having bored people rigid with Parts 1, 2 and 3, I’m feeling slightly loathed to write a part 4. However, the job is now largely complete so, in the interests of closure, here’s the last instalment. I’m going to keep it short, though…. Having bought more wood, I spent my bank holiday Thursday making the second drawer, this time adding […]

Posted bybarkertraxFebruary 15, 2016Posted incar, preparationLeave a comment on Sleeping Platform Part 4

The maiden voyage

Amazingly, about four and half months have passed now since Clare and I decided that we’d take the long way home. In that time, we’ve spent 3 months waiting for our car to be ready, 2 weeks on holiday in the UK and most recently a month finally getting down to the job of getting Totty ready for […]

Posted bybarkertraxFebruary 12, 2016Posted injapan, preparation2 Comments on The maiden voyage

Sleeping Platform Part 3

The saga continues! Catch up on pt 1 here and pt 2 here. After one and a half weekends-worth of prepping, measuring and cutting, it was good this weekend to finally start putting the sleeping platform together. First task of the day, though, was to cut a couple of access holes for storage spaces that will only be […]

Posted bybarkertraxFebruary 2, 2016Posted incar, preparation2 Comments on Sleeping Platform Part 3

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