Route and Schedule


For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake.
The great affair is to move

---Robert Louis Stevenson .

 

Schedule
Land Rover Dormobiles Around the World 1999
   
8/20/99 - 8/22/99
 
Work party in Palmdale (keith, lawrence, steve, pat, matt, ricardo, taw)
Saturday, Aug. 2
 
Develop theme music for trip - Todd, Shawn, Russ, Hauk
8/31/99 - 9/3/99
 
Land Rover Reconstruction - Road tests in Yosemite, CA
9/3/99 - 9/5/99
 
Land Rovers depart for Portland All British Field Meet road test
9/4/99 – 9/16/99
 
Land Rovers undergoe final adjustments for departure to China
Thursday, Sept. 16
 
Land Rovers at ship dock for sailing to China (Luetenburg) 18 days on Pacific
Tuesday, Sept. 21
 
Ship leaves for China (Hanjin Oslo vessle #005)
Wednesday, Oct. 6
 
Car arrives in China Port City - Xingang(Tian-jin) 150 miles from Peking
Thursday, Oct. 7
 
Group arrives by air in Beijing (H)
Friday, Oct. 8
 
Rest day in Beijing (H)
Saturday, Oct. 9
 
Pickup Land Rovers from port of Xingang(Tian-jin) Drive to Beijing (H)
Sunday, Oct. 10
 
Rest day in Beijing (H)
Monday, Oct. 11
 
Starting -Great Wall of China. Drive to Zhang Jiakou 230 kms (H)
Tuesday, Oct. 12
 
Zhang Jiakou to West Baotou 507 kms (H)
Wednesday, Oct. 13
 
West Baotou to Yinchuan 594 kms (H) 3,600 ft
Thursday, Oct. 14
 
Yinchuau to Lanzhou 501 kms (H) 5,000 ft
Friday, Oct. 15
 
Rest Day in Lanzhou (H)
Saturday, Oct. 16
 
Lanzhou to Heimabe ??? kms (?) ????ft
Sunday, Oct. 17
 
Heimabe to Dulan ??? Kms (?) ????ft
Monday, Oct. 18
 
Dulan to Golmund ??? kms (H) 10,000 ft
Tuesday, Oct. 19
 
Golmund to Tuotuoheyan (Mount Everest) 439 kms (AB) 16,000 ft
Wednesday, Oct. 20
 
Tuotuoheyan (Mount Everest) to Nagqu 433 kms (C) 17,000 ft

Thursday, Oct. 21
 
Nagqu to Lhasa 341 kms (H) 12,086 ft
Friday, Oct. 22
 
Rest day in Lhasa (H)
Saturday, Oct. 23
 
Lhasa to Xigaze 255 kms (H) 12,600 ft
Sunday, Oct. 24
 
Xigaze to Xeger 230 kms (C) 13,800 ft
Monday, Oct. 25
 
Xeger to RongBuk ??? Kms (C) ??,??? Ft
Tuesday, Oct. 26
 
RongBuk to Nyalam 260 kms (C) 10,000 ft
Wednesday, Oct. 27
 
Nyalam to Katmandu 355 kms (H) 5,000 ft
Thursday, Oct. 28
 
Rest day in Katmandu (H)
Friday, Oct. 29
 
Rest day in Katmandu (H)
Saturday, Oct. 30
 
Katmandu to Kohalpur 498 kms
Sunday, Oct. 31
 
Kohalpur to Nainital 364 kms
Monday, Nov. 1
 
Nainital to Agra ??? kms
Tuesday, Nov. 2
 
Rest day in Agra. Side trip to Taj Mahal
Wednesday, Nov. 3
 
Agra to Dehli ??? Kms (1/2 day in Dehli)
Thursday, Nov. 4
 
Dehli to Lahore 600 kms
Friday, Nov. 5
 
Rest Day in Lahore
Saturday, Nov. 6
 
Lahore to Multan 343 kms
Sunday, Nov. 7
 
Multan to Quetta 624 kms
Monday, Nov. 8
 
Quetta to Zahedan 724 kms
Tuesday, Nov. 9
 
Zahedan to Kerman 558 kms
Wednesday, Nov. 10
 
Kerman to Shiraz ??? kms
Thursday, Nov. 11
 
Rest day in Shiraz
Friday, Nov. 12
 
Shiraz to Esfahan ??? Kms
Saturday, Nov. 13
 
Esfahan to Hamadan 500 kms
Sunday, Nov. 14
 
Hamadan to Tabriz 565 kms
Monday, Nov. 15
 
Tabriz to Erzurum 593 kms
Tuesday, Nov. 16
 
Erzurum to Nevsehiv 739 kms
Wednesday, Nov. 17
 
Nevsehiv to Istanbul 733 kms
Thursday, Nov. 18
 
Rest day in Istanbul
Friday, Nov. 19
 
Istanbul to Thessalonika 640 kms
Saturday, Nov. 20
 
Thessalonika to Kaména Voúrla 460 kms
Sunday, Nov. 21
 
Kaména Voúrla to Patras 608 kms (Ferry departs 6:pm)
Monday, Nov. 22
 
Bari (ferry arrives at 8:30am) to Rome ??? kms
Tuesday, Nov. 23
 
Rest day in Rome
Wednesday, Nov. 24
 
Rome to Venice ??? kms
Thursday, Nov. 25
 
Rest day in Venice
Friday, Nov. 26
 
Venise to Zermatt ??? Kms
Saturday, Nov. 27
 
Rest day in Zermatt
Sunday, Nov. 28
 
Zermatt to Paris 175 kms
Monday, Nov. 29
 
Rest day in Paris
Tuesday, Nov. 30
 
Paris to London England
Wednesday, Dec. 1
 
Rest day in London
Thursday, Dec. 2
 
Rest day in London
Friday, Dec. 3
 
London to Liverpool Cars shipped back to US (RORO 10 days on Atlantic)
Tuesday, Dec. 14
 
Car unloaded at Port of NY City and released by US Customs
Wednesday, Dec. 15
 
Chicago
Thursday, Dec. 16
 
Rest day in Chicago
Friday, Dec. 17
 
Omaha
Saturday, Dec. 18
 
Salt Lake City
Sunday, Dec. 19
 
Arrive home in Los Gatos
Thursday, Oct. 21
 
Nagqu to Lhasa 341 kms (H) 12,086 ft
Friday, Oct. 22
 
Rest day in Lhasa (H)
Saturday, Oct. 23
 
Lhasa to Xigaze 255 kms (H) 12,600 ft
Sunday, Oct. 24
 
Xigaze to Xeger 230 kms (C) 13,800 ft
Monday, Oct. 25
 
Xeger to RongBuk ??? Kms (C) ??,??? Ft
Tuesday, Oct. 26
 
RongBuk to Nyalam 260 kms (C) 10,000 ft
Wednesday, Oct. 27
 
Nyalam to Katmandu 355 kms (H) 5,000 ft
Thursday, Oct. 28
 
Rest day in Katmandu (H)
Friday, Oct. 29
 
Rest day in Katmandu (H)
Saturday, Oct. 30
 
Katmandu to Kohalpur 498 kms
Sunday, Oct. 31
 
Kohalpur to Nainital 364 kms
Monday, Nov. 1
 
Nainital to Agra ??? kms
Tuesday, Nov. 2
 
Rest day in Agra. Side trip to Taj Mahal
Wednesday, Nov. 3
 
Agra to Dehli ??? Kms (1/2 day in Dehli)
Thursday, Nov. 4
 
Dehli to Lahore 600 kms
Friday, Nov. 5
 
Rest Day in Lahore
Saturday, Nov. 6
 
Lahore to Multan 343 kms
Sunday, Nov. 7
 
Multan to Quetta 624 kms
Monday, Nov. 8
 
Quetta to Zahedan 724 kms
Tuesday, Nov. 9
 
Zahedan to Kerman 558 kms
Wednesday, Nov. 10
 
Kerman to Shiraz ??? kms
Thursday, Nov. 11
 
Rest day in Shiraz
Friday, Nov. 12
 
Shiraz to Esfahan ??? Kms
Saturday, Nov. 13
 
Esfahan to Hamadan 500 kms
Sunday, Nov. 14
 
Hamadan to Tabriz 565 kms
Monday, Nov. 15
 
Tabriz to Erzurum 593 kms
Tuesday, Nov. 16
 
Erzurum to Nevsehiv 739 kms
Wednesday, Nov. 17
 
Nevsehiv to Istanbul 733 kms
Thursday, Nov. 18
 
Rest day in Istanbul
Friday, Nov. 19
 
Istanbul to Thessalonika 640 kms
Saturday, Nov. 20
 
Thessalonika to Kaména Voúrla 460 kms
Sunday, Nov. 21
 
Kaména Voúrla to Patras 608 kms (Ferry departs 6:pm)
Monday, Nov. 22
 
Bari (ferry arrives at 8:30am) to Rome ??? kms
Tuesday, Nov. 23
 
Rest day in Rome
Wednesday, Nov. 24
 
Rome to Venice ??? kms
Thursday, Nov. 25
 
Rest day in Venice
Friday, Nov. 26
 
Venise to Zermatt ??? Kms
Saturday, Nov. 27
 
Rest day in Zermatt
Sunday, Nov. 28
 
Zermatt to Paris 175 kms
Monday, Nov. 29
 
Rest day in Paris
Tuesday, Nov. 30
 
Paris to London England
Wednesday, Dec. 1
 
Rest day in London
Thursday, Dec. 2
 
Rest day in London
Friday, Dec. 3
 
London to Liverpool Cars shipped back to US (RORO 10 days on Atlantic)
Tuesday, Dec. 14
 
Car unloaded at Port of NY City and released by US Customs
Wednesday, Dec. 15
 
Chicago
Thursday, Dec. 16
 
Rest day in Chicago
Friday, Dec. 17
 
Omaha
Saturday, Dec. 18
 
Salt Lake City
Sunday, Dec. 19
 
Arrive home in Los Gatos

 

 

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