Going East

Today is D-Day for Team Lipstick as they are finishing the first leg of touring the Americas and fly back to South Africa.   This meant re arranging all the goodies inside Lipstick and making sure everything is stowed away

Hans Jürgen and Birgit fetched the boys this morning to take them around a drive through Los Angeles and as they live in this city for many years it gave Team Lipstick a sort on an “insider” view of the

This morning Team Lipstick had the opportunity to visit Weber Metals in Los Angeles which is a sister company of Foxtec in East London in which Willy is involved.   Rick Creed the General Manager showed the boys around this

For most of today’s drive the boys decided to stick to route 66 instead of the newly built highway which often runs a few 100m away from route 66. Team Lipstick passed many Bars and Saloons from times gone buy

After 2 Days in vibrant Las Vegas Team Lipstick took off to see the Great Canyon driving via the Famous Hoover Dam which supplies Las Vegas with water.   Hoover Dam, originally known as Boulder Dam from 1933 to 1947, when it

Like in all big cities before Team Lipstick opted again for a Hop on  Hop OFF tour to see the highlights of Las Vegas   Las Vegas , officially the City of Las Vegas , is the 28th-most populated city in the United States and the

Before leaving Lone Pine, the boys explored the areas where these famous Wild West Movies (over 200 of them) were shot. Driving out of Lone Pine one can reach the area after about 4km and driving through it brings back

Getting out of San Francisco was pretty easy with the well-planned highways and the assistance of Google Maps. The trip this time went via Oakland Bridge which is special because it is a double storey bridge meaning that out of

A Sunny morning is waiting for the boys in San Francisco after waking up and so they decided to first board a boat to drive around the bay from the Fisherman’s wharf and see the Golden Gate bridge from sea

Shortly after passing through Eureka Team Lipstick leaves Oregon and enters California   The trip again went along the coastline first passing through some well know town such as CooseBay with its ancient history and well know as a fisherman’s

Another big haze in the air from the burning forests in Oregon as the boys continued their trip along Highway 101 down South.   Newspapers in the area were full today with reports of burning forests and evacuation measures have

Today was Rest Day for team Lipstick enjoying the beautiful motel in Pacific City with nice beaches and great pubs.   Unfortunately, there is still huge fires burning up in the mountains which give the sky a bit of a

Making use again of the Hotel’s shuttle service the boys went to see the famous “Needle”   The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle,  a landmark of the Pacific Northwest, and an icon of Seattle. It was built in the Seattle Center for the 1962 World’s Fair, which drew

Within an hour of leaving the motel in Surrey Team Lipstick reached the border post of America with many cars piled up in the que despite a 5-lane approach    The boys were questioned by a very serious US border

  The boys made it back to Vancouver early morning through heavy traffic and the search for a parking place took almost half an hour and eventually a parking lot was found for 42 Dollars to park the car for

Team Lipstick is heading south today after a wonderfull stay in Stewart and it has become quiet clear to both Andre and Willy that this whole stretch of western Canada was only inhabited and developed for one simple reason –

The Salmon Glacier which is a 37km drive from Stewart- past Hyder – is the 5th largest glacier in Canada and a remnant of the last great age of glaciers and therefor an absolute must for the boys to explore.

Reaching Watson lake on the Canadian Highway the boys turned right into the Casslar Highway or Highway 37 leaving the Yukon province into British Columbia.   The Cassiar Highway from Kitimat to Terrace, is the northwestern most highway in the

  The unfortunate thing about Anchorage is that there is only one road connecting Whitehorse in Canada to it. So, team Lipstick had to do the same road back again as they drove2 Days ago down to Anchorage.   Originally,

Before exploring Anchorage the boys decided to give Lipstick a good wash and cleanup.They went to a DIY washstationan and put enough Dollars into the machine to get all the vacuums, foam and rinse equipment going and Lipstick looked rather

First stop this morning at a petrol station and making sure that Lipstick’s tank and canisters Are filled to capacity – the boys can just imagine what could happen if they would run out of petrol with the next station

  Again, an early start in the morning but now one of the front batteries of the car is giving a problem and as there is some small smoke coming out of it was decided to disconnect this one and

The boys decided to hit it big today and drive as close to White Horse in the North as possible and escape the endless farmlands which really became quiet boring with their repetitive appearance.   The aim was to hit

Another long drive through the wheatfields with not much to be seen other than a few little villages which seem to cater for all needs of the farmers from agricultural equipment to general stores and warehouses supplying their daily needs

After a great evening with Theresa and Chris the boys continued their journey towards Saskatoon in a north westerly direction. Saskatoon is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Straddling a bend in the South Saskatchewan River and

Team Lipstick realised that the battery feeding Lipstick’s on-board fridge must have passed its expiry date because despite charging it all night it remained flat.   So, the first task of the morning was to find a battery shop and

Early wake up today for a long trip along the lakes and through the forests of this part of Canada. The largest of the Great Lakes of North America group is Lake Superior along which the boys drove for hours.

After a nice breakfast at one of the Diners next to the Motel the boys set off on their way to Buffalo City and the Niagara Falls.   The early start was worth it as they found easy parking right

Thursday was again spent with engaging the forward agents on how to speed up the importation of Lipstick and listening to their standard reply that it is not them who are delaying things but the US custom department. So, another

Patience is getting stretched to the limits for Team Lipstick as they are awaiting release of the car by US customs control.   Whilst the container arrived on the 12thof August our US shipping agents are keeping the boys waiting

Andre arrived from Dubai and Willy touched down from Frankfurt late at night on 8th of August and booked into a small hotel in 36th street – not far from Times Square. Day 1 was spent to explore Times Square

Lipstick doing Americas 2017 Having completed the Silkroad from China to Europe , going North and South  on the African continent it seem only logical that the Americas should become the next adventure for team Lipstick. Routing for 1st leg