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4 countries, 17 border crossings, 130 days<br />
Part 3 - The best bits of the trip!<br />
the bearings in Blue B’s alternator but in no<br />
time at all the offending unit was replaced<br />
with a spare alternator from Red Car (which<br />
had previously been transplanted a couple<br />
of times on the trip and so acquired the<br />
nickname, the Christiaan Barnard).<br />
amazing picture is being painted for us…”<br />
Northern Argentina<br />
The ‘Christian Barnard of alternators’<br />
Calvin was so impressed with the MG bush<br />
mechanics at work that he filmed a You<br />
Tube clip. Worth looking at and here’s the<br />
link...Blue B in the Cactus – You Tube<br />
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG_WH_<br />
NczXQ<br />
Also the Whitworth Nuts in Fruita Colorado<br />
courtesy of LaVerne Downey<br />
Pan American Group – You Tube<br />
www.youtube.com/<br />
watch?v=AYXZf4szVmM<br />
Epic scenery - Argentina<br />
The clip tells the story of our delightful<br />
morning with them but unfortunately there<br />
was apparently a copyright problem with the<br />
music so no audio.<br />
The places we visited<br />
Even with the hiccups and challenges<br />
mentioned earlier the scenic vistas virtually<br />
every day were amazing. To quote Shez<br />
in the Yukon “ Yet another day when an<br />
More Argentina scenery<br />
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