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The Italian Job
Martin writes... The road had been good all morning but we were soon warned by a local truck that the road ahead was soon to change... 

The two tortoises caught up the Italian hare at a serious mud pit - they had been 'patiently' waiting for oncoming tracks to pass through.  It took over an hour for two trucks to pass through. And then it was their turn to attempt the sticky mud pit!
 

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Take One... the Toyota gets stuck --- is recovered by Maggie
Take Two... the Toyota attempts again, this time the wheels lift in the air (watch the video) --- is recovered by Maggie
Take Three... the bulldozer arrives to clear up the mess!

* Special mention: To the Italians credit, they were the ONLY ones who attempted this mud hole.  They 'insisted' we set the record straight :-)  (But as editor of this website, I have no doubt that the Landy would have made it ...)

 


Take One...
 


Recovered
 


Take Two...
 


Strategy Planning
 


A muddy mess!
 

Help is on hand

This mud hole was the first of seven - but none were as bad as this one!

 


 

 


The 2nd of 7 mud holes
 

The Range Rover gets stuck
 


Maggie does her bit
 

The end of a long day
 

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