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The Great Escape

When I left the 4x4Explorer European truck in the UK in 2019, I had plans to return the following year and explore either Greece or Corsica and Sicily. Little did I know that it was going to be three years until I would see the truck again.

In May, with the 4x4Explorer Adventures guiding season over and my son having just finished his military service in Finland, I decided it was time to book a ticket and escape. I hadn't seen my son Max for three years and the prospect of spending a winter in Christchurch was more than a bit depressing.

We both arrived in London and set off to recover the truck,

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