George has now arrived in Vancouver and is finally on Canadian soil patiently awaiting our arrival. We had arranged for him to be shipped early in case there were any delays with shipping but all went smoothly and he arrived on the due date. There were a few hassles getting Customs clearance because Jim was not able to be there in person but with the assistance of Joy and Louis Anthony in Vancouver he was cleared through Customs. This also saved us from paying expensive demurrage and storage costs which would have dented the budget. George was then transported to Maj Ian Newby's property where Ian and his staff unloaded him from the container, removed the shipping wheels and fitted the road wheels. George is now ready to roll. We are very grateful to Joy, Louis, Ian and staff for all their help and look forward to thanking them in person.
We fly out on Friday and have a 3 night stopover in Canton China on the way to Vancouver. We are now getting very excited, and apprehensive, and look forward to meeting our fellow trekkers and their "treasures". Some of the trekkers are travelling many kilometres just to get to the starting point at Dawson Creek Canada BC. There is also a GMC truck and trailer being shipped from Belgium and that is due to arrive today.
The attached photo of George is showing his welcome to Vancouver by Joy and Louis
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