What has inspired us to do our Big Lap?

We want to make this happen while we are in good health. We are both in our 70s. We have the funds to make it happen, and we need to get this trip out of our system.

It was over a meal at Malaga Markets, Perth, with Russell, Jahna, Rowena's sister, her husband and their son and family (who live in Perth) that we figured a trip to NSW would be wonderful.

Unfortunately, Kiani and her children were too ill to make it.

It was soon after that when Rowena and I decided that rather than travel directly to NSW, we would travel at our own pace, enjoy our trip, and make memories for our family.

To support our decision, we were reminded on October 13th 2025, of the traumatic 6 weeks we had to overcome in October 2024. At the time, we either attended a funeral or a memorial, one week after the other, six weeks in a row. These events triggered emotions for us both.

There was a lot of uncertainty, pain and questions at that time, and one year later, in 2025, we felt we needed to go ahead and make our Big Lap Trip happen!!!

Our setup doesn't have to be perfect. We can adapt as we travel.

We don't have to buy "everything" before we go.

With Starlink installed, we can keep in touch with everyone with great technology.

We are going to travel at our own pace, enjoy ourselves and go where we want.

• We totally agree with the 3 x 3 x 3 Rule.

  1. Don't travel more than 300 klms or 3 hours per day.

  2. Set up before 3:00 pm.

  3. Stay a minimum of 3 days. (Maybe stay a month in one place)

We want a 200 Series Land Cruiser that will be built and modified according to our requests.

Our Mechanical Plan is simple. We are following the expertise of Reece and his team at Elite Tune Mechanical, 38 Welshpool Road, Welshpool WA 6106, who are helping us prepare our setup, from pre-purchase inspections to outfitting our 200 Series Land Cruiser with all the CGM & GVM Upgrades.

• GVM Upgrade (from 3350 to 3850)

• Bullbar & Winch

• Snorkle & Air Box

• Suspension Upgrade

• TuneUp

• Roof Rack

Our Electrical Plan is unique. We are following the expertise of Voltaic Auto Electrical & Air Conditioning, 38 Welshpool Road, Welshpool WA 6106, who are helping us prepare our setup for our 200 Series Land Cruiser.

• Dual Battery Installation

• UHF Installation

• Lighting Fitout

• Electric Brake Controller

• Dash Cam Installation

• Tyre Pressure Monitoring System

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