Welcome to Sophies Travels

Soph and I finally picked up her new travel buddy, “Sammi.” We’ve already towed her about a hundred kilometers, using around 15 liters of diesel. While Sophie had some initial doubts, she’s officially over them now; I have no doubt that Sophie and Sammi are going to get along just fine! The Great Packing Puzzle Now, the real work begins: the packing process. We’re currently figuring out: What goes where? What fits where? Do we really need this, or can we do without “such and

Backside covered Exciting Updates on Sophie: The Overlanding Truck Transformation Thanks to Kim and the team at Dutch Engineering, Sophie is finally outfitted and on her way to becoming a formidable overlanding truck. Today we are having the bull bar fitted at ARB, with the dash cam installation scheduled for Monday and a pickup set for Tuesday. If everything goes according to plan, we will also pick up the Forte9+ next week. Sophie's very first job...first after her modellin

Prepping Sophie for the Road The Makeover Begins:  So, here we are—officially in the prep stages for Sophie’s travels! Sophie has already been to  Dutch’s Engineering  to have her "backside covered" (rear tray). That has now been removed and sent off for powder coating. When she returns, it’s straight off to  ARB  for a nose job (bull bar) to strengthen her facial features. After that, it's a quick trip back to  Ford  for the dashcam fitting and to sort out the rego. Then? Th