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2018 marks the 70 year celebrations world wide of the icon Land Rover brand.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Now the mere words \u201cLand Rover\u201d is a bone of contention, because it stir up opposite emotions – love or hate. \u00a0\u00a0The word \u201chate\u201d sounds a bit harsh so I will rather refer to it as a \u201cno love for a Land Rover\u201d.<\/p>\n

At the celebrations held at the southern tip of Africa it was only love for Landies that was going around the whole weekend.\u00a0 Everyone was discussing and checking out other Land Rovers, smiling and waving the Landy wave to your fellow stalwarts.\u00a0 Make no mistake there were also the \u201cno lover of Land Rovers\u201d that were curious (and maybe envious) who made their way to the festival to have a look at the goings and doings of the Landy lovers.<\/p>\n

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What an iconic weekend it was!\u00a0 Sharing your story \u00a0(everyone who drives a Land Rover has a story), sitting around the camp fire, listening to other people\u2019s stories, seeing great sunrises, making new friends, strolling through the campsite to see what fellow Landy owners has figured out to make life easier, lining up and driving in convoy to another icon where two oceans of the great African continent meet for a short church service in the open air and take the obligatory pictures, of course.\u00a0 And one night when we looked towards the skies we\u00a0 also saw a beautiful moon rise.\u00a0 What more can you ask for?\u00a0 Life is good when you drive a Defender.<\/p>\n

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Of course there was the odd Land Rover that had its usual niggles to arrive in time, but then the inspirational stories surrounding it, how friends supported him, and made a plan, so that he can arrive and attend the bash.\u00a0 The camaraderie within in the Land Rover fraternity is amazing – you are not alone; \u00a0someone is looking out for your all the time.<\/p>\n

We also had the privilege to drive on some stunning super white, unpolluted sand dunes on a private farm where we visited one of the oldest water aquivers in the region where the San collected their fresh water from. \u00a0As part of my New Year\u2019s resolutions of 2018 I also did my duty and picked up my five pieces of plastic that washed up on the beach.\u00a0 (Feeling proud of myself!).<\/p>\n

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The festival was also honoured to have the very first Land Rover that was imported to South Africa on the show.\u00a0 It was still in mint condition and attracted lots of attention, poses and pictures taken with it!\u00a0 Some of the very latest models were also present and then, of course, an array of models that fits into the Land Rover range, even a forward control that served in Afghanistan as an ambulance – you see there is the story!<\/p>\n

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When you follow the link https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r_RfMbfaIss&feature=share<\/a>\u00a0 to Youtube you will catch a bit of the vibe that was going around during the weekend.<\/p>\n

And a final picture, for those of you who are not familiar with the Landy wave,\u00a0 to demonstrate how it is done!<\/p>\n

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We as a family are proud to own one of the collectable icons of the motor industry.\u00a0 I am raising my glass to Wallace (as our Landy is aptly named) and many more happy hours and kilometres that we will spend in him.\u00a0 Being on the topic of names, I still need to do a blog post on Landy names in the future, because I noticed some interesting ones at the bash.<\/p>\n

—ooo—<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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