Author Archives: thefordhams

Day 6 pictures and stories

Well we started off well enough in Checotah (OK), the morning chorus this time was the road – not any old road but the I40 – the main east west interstate. So it was trucks and cars etc all night … Continue reading

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Day 5 pictures

Today was long drive - about 400 miles all in with a small diversion to a winery. Amarillo KOA had a wealth of activities going on, from helicoptors to trains and then then the very tuneful birds. Despite all this we … Continue reading

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Day 4 pictures

So this morning we awoke to a tran singing happily as if it was the proudest thing it did all day – just like a cockerel. So today was pre dawn awake – something hideous like 5:30 which is ok … Continue reading

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Day 3 pictures – Lake Havasu trip

Special thanks goes out to Eric this time for waking us early (5:30am) – his excuse was he did not realise the time difference – right. Thanks Eric. The Sears blanket (its not that kind of shop) worked an treat … Continue reading

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Day two pictures – Lake Havasu trip

Well after the breakdown(s) last night we were thinking we would have to spend another night on route 66 in Seligman, so heres the story.. the points in the distributor broke, and being imaginative we thought we could fix it with … Continue reading

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Day one pictures – Havasu trip

What a day, started in Vegas, ended in a RV park somewhere on route 66, saw some awesome man made stuff, collected another VW, the guy had a goatee beard like AL, turned in the very reliable Ford Focus, went … Continue reading

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VW bus at the drag strip

Family outing to Farmington ‘fast times’ VW show, we took the drag bus and made 3 passses – fun fun fun. All smiles (mostly), it was cold during the night but the sun eventually came out and warmed us up. … Continue reading

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New Website Launched

I’m pleased to announce the launching our new family website www.Fordham-Family.com . It’s a feature-rich, user-friendly, dynamic website powered by WordPress & Gallery V2.2. The website has been developed by TeleBoost Ltd. Our old website http://fordham-family.co.uk will also redirect to … Continue reading

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Alan Fordham at Soham Grammar School

Found a website that had some pictures of dad at Soham Grammar School during the 50′s..

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VW 1971 westfalia

Bought this from Bustoration out in Lake Havasu through ebay. Sight unseen Ronnie said it was a sound vehicle and when pressed to see if it would make the cross country trip to Charlotte he said “sure why not”. A … Continue reading

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