OVERLAND JOURNAL FALL 201975DURINGOURTRANSITACROSSTHE
CONTINENT,WE CAMPEDAT NOCCUNDRA
WATERHOLE,THESETTINGSUNSKIPPING
ITSRAYSACROSSTHETREETOPS.
FORTHISTRIP,WE ATTEMPTEDTO PULL
SEVERALMASSIVETRAILERSACROSS
THE ROUTE,WHICHIS NOTSOMETHINGI
WOULDTYPICALLYRECOMMENDOR EVEN
ENTERTAIN.DESPITETHIS,THEYWERE
ALONGFORTHE RIDE,ANDMIRACULOUSLY
SURVIVEDTHE EXERCISE(WITHONLYA FEW
AWNINGSMISSING).ANDI WILLADMITTHAT
THEQUEEN-SIZEBEDANDFULLGALLEY
WASA WELCOMERESPITEATTHEEND
OFEACHDUSTYDAY.
FEWVEHICLESEVOKETHELOVEOFAN
OVERLANDERLIKETHE70-SERIESLAND
CRUISER,ANDTHEYPERFORMEDAS
EXPECTED,WHICHIS TO SAY—FLAWLESSLY.
THEREWASAN EXTENDEDWHEELBASE
VDJ79CREWCAB,ANDTHE 5-DOORVDJ76
ALONGFORTHE TRIP,BOTHPREPARED FOR
REMOTE NAVIGATION EXPEDITION.