It was time again to go and meet the people of Phnom Chi. I knew that I taking a risk by taking the truck, but what the heck!! I want to see how far I can go and possible get there this time of the year. That would be a mission statement by itself.
Needles to say that we got stuck severely the first day, so bad that we could not get out. We took out the winch and got it hooked to discover that there is no power on the winch!! Look through all the electrical points, cannot find anything wrong, well it is time to get muddy. We started to dig and jack the truck high up in the air and put some wood underneath in order to get out. I got a brainwave to check the connecting wires and start to clean them when I discover our problem...... I forgot to put the winch ON!!!!! Can you believe it, such a stupid thing like pressing a on and off button...... Felt like a worm but what can I do? Well we got out of this one alive just to get stuck again on the return. So we turned around and went home to try again the next day.
Today we made it through the mud easier than yesterday. We made it into the jungle but got stuck so badly that we had to turn around once more. After breaking the winch cable 2 times it was not funny anymore. The high lift jack was out again and did some magic. We build a mud road in order to get over the small hill. The winch cable was so short by now that we had to use my tow rope to get us out. By now the truck was coughing as well and wanted to die all the time..... We got out through by hook and crook and a strong prayer to God to help us.
By now we could only drive 5 meters and had to stop as the car do not want to go. We stopped and open the diesel pump and found water in it. When it dripped out we could go again. Nothing hold this Landy down. From then on it was smooth sailing home. We were tired and full of mud but felt happy.
We will be back next week on the bikes to get in.
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