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MISTAKEN IDENTITY

BACK in the dark winter nights, my wife (Mrs Rave) and I were trying to cheer ourselves up by looking around for some winter sun. Being typically tight Yorkshire folk, we were hunting for the best deals. We went through the process of searching budget holidays, as neither of us really likes just sitting on the beach and, to be honest, as a petrolhead, I could quite happily spend my annual leave in the garage with the welder and grinder fitting a roll cage to my rally car. Mrs Rave on the other hand, had other ideas, and came up with a fantastic solution. She found an Airbnb on offer which was advertised as a long wheelbase Land Rover which had been converted to provide slightly cramped but acceptable living and sleeping room in the back, on the sun-kissed island of Lanzarote. Sorted! A nice dose of sun, some mechanical fun and two new experiences for me – I’ve never been to Lanzarote, and never driven a Series Land Rover.

Lanzarote has quite a few decent off-road trails and, although wild camping isn’t allowed,

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