bulgaria 2017

[ratrace]

As most of u know i am a little under the weather these days so was told no 4x4 playtime for a while plus i was off work for some time

A few months ago got the ok to go out again but i had to be a bit careful and not get too knack playing.

So told a guide and ask if he would come with me and test my limits. Remember i still have to pay him a day rate. He said of course

well of course i book the time off got my Landrover move to its new home in Bulgaria and waited to go

day 1
guess what it was blood hard work but only needed 2 extra breaks for about 15mins which i was well happy about

not to sure y but unable to upload pic's so will link them from facebook

























as you can see nearly went a bit to far, well nearly

and i told him easy day

video 1

[Sharky]

Great pics and video

[timberjohn]

Looks like a lot of fun Michael glad to see you're able to get out and about again.

[ratrace]

Day 2
was a bit less hard work for me. Chris Thomas fitted a new winch for me, after that he notice a small fuel leak which he sort out as well, then guess what the solonoid refused to turn over engine over. So a short term fix was a bypass and it got it start up.
Then we got out after 1 pm but thanks to chris we stay out to about 6-7pm another good day, guess what did not use the blood winch once

new winch

[ratrace]

day 3


In the trees on the left there is a abandoned village, we drove past it twice and didn't see it











we had to turn around at this mud hole due to trail stop just after this,check the vid link after the next pic



https://www.facebook.com/51669486115/videos/10154681187756116/

We could see this village but the only way in was on foot, itis about 5km's from the nearest tarmac, you can get to the edge of the village by 4X4 in good weather, forget it in bad weather

[timberjohn]

Great pictures Michael looks like a good trip.

[billbloke]

Enjoying the pictures Mike and glad to see you’re back out there and getting stuck in.

[ratrace]

day 4











road washed out no way through



got to test my new winch



https://www.facebook.com/51669486115/videos/10154683414251116/

[ratrace]

day 6

the snow in the distance we will visit the next but will it still be there in this 20 deg heat, i dont think so









1st small tree but they get bigger



Height restriction on a trail








https://www.facebook.com/51669486115/videos/10154693389366116/

Now this slope look easy as hell, it was took us about a hour just to get to the top,more air out of wheels





https://www.facebook.com/51669486115/videos/10154693418451116/



https://www.facebook.com/51669486115/videos/10154693400766116/

https://www.facebook.com/100000122571528/videos/2056184754395590/

well it did look easy



put the wire and rope back on












lost the trail again so we will look around and see if we can pick up another one

https://www.facebook.com/100000122571528/videos/2056355647711834/









https://www.facebook.com/100000122571528/videos/2057061804307885/

another empty village



this is a legal road on the map leading out of the village



https://www.facebook.com/100000122571528/videos/2057205264293539/

[timberjohn]

Great pictures Michael.

[ratrace]

sorry but to much work

Day 7

this day was a hard day with all the trees we had to sort out, we try for about 3 hours clearing the road but in the end we had to give up because there was just too many of them arcoss the road




2nd one and oh they get bigger




3rd and the biggest one





vid 1

vid 2

vid 3



vid 4

vid 5

vid 6

vid 7



vid 8

this one had no big stuff but there was a lot of it



until we climb around and saw how much there was




Don't ask




after all this we find these in the middle of nowhere



vid 9

vid 10





vid 11

hunters lodge




Chris with his new wife, please note if she say whats down that trail don't find out we got in to some real trouble following her ideas




not sure u can see the pig but its there




oh we found 3" of water blood deep




found the white stuff, not a lot left after another warm day



deer next

[timberjohn]

More great pictures thanks for sharing.

[billbloke]

Looks like a great adventure.