Pathway to Paphos - Ferry to Cyprus and stuck in customs

Heading into new territory today. Working out how to do customs and get aboard the freighter ferry from Lavrio to Limassol before being held by Cypriot customs for an unduly large amount of time.
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[@howardcollins6748]

Just found your channel where you stopped in Paphos I live 5 minutes from there what were you delivering looking forward to more videos regards Howard from Cyprus 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@MrTobymartin1]

Great video also fantastic how you explain everything plus you must have a lot of patience my friend

[@ScottandAlana4x4]

I'd say this is the best video of the series so far. 👌 I love cool and chilled you come across even when you're doing a mini rant while waiting for customs to be done in the port. It gives me Jeremy Clarkson vibes. 😂 When you were doing your tour of the boat, it felt like some sort of murder mystery program and we were going to have to figure out where someone was murdered and what with like a game of cluedo. 😄 It looked a bit dingy when you were all alone eating your brekky. 😁 Do the guys with the whistles on the boats actually make your life easier wheh you're reversing? To me it looks like they would be much better off showing you where you need to park and leaving you to it. 😀 I know I say this on alot of your videos but I bow down to your awesomeness. 👍🏻 My anxiety wouldn't let me do half of what you do. I'd love to bump into you one day as I think you'd have some awesome stories to tell that you couldn't say on KZbin. 😄 - Scott

[@DTWTheWanderingMuzungu]

Thanks, this was actually the nicer of the two ships even though it stank of diesel/exhaust fumes and the doors had to be left open all the time to air out the interior. You usually have to park quite tightly together on the boats particularly the freighters. They have a much better view of things and in the dingier inside can manoeuvre you much better than yourself. They parked us that tightly together my mirror had to be folded in and I ended up about two inches off the trailer next to me. Almost never have to shunt either they park you on point first time thus speeding up loading of the boat. You were a great driver yourself I'm sure you could have handled these situations. Yes it would be cool to meet up sometime somewhen. Maybe a ride in the back of the freelander along a green lane.

[@ScottandAlana4x4]

@@DTWTheWanderingMuzungu I'll do you a deal. I'll throw you around in the back of the Freelander along a rainy British green lane and you can stash me somewhere in the truck for a trip to somewhere warm and sunny. 😂😂 I'm sure at some point our paths will cross and you'll here me yell "Hay, Mr Dark Thoughts" which wouldn't be odd or alarming in the slightest. 🤣 - Scott

[@dannycrooks8462]

Brilliant Brilliant video 📹 👏 really enjoy them

[@martin1203]

Boat journey looked 👍. Didn't know you needed a pilot to get into port!!. That's a first and a tug boat 😮 what usually the ferry boat spins round full reverse straight in and everyone piles out.Most strange. What a total farce at customs. Cannot belive that. Thought Ancona was bad enough. Admire your coolness under duress. But as you say you made it. Great vid full of content loverly. Looking forward to the next bit. Have fun and don't let the bastards get you down. With Cyprus in so many bits it's not surprising.

[@WilliamKerr-hc9zn]

Great vlog as usual mate looking forward to seeing the next one safe journey

[@williamfence566]

Fascinating insight. What a lot of waiting around which would do my head in . Thanks for the upload and looking forward to the next one

[@Jhampa108]

nice one cheers mate

[@fastkaj]

Great video, very interesting to see the trials and tribulations of your job. Top marks for patience!

[@peterm2478]

Nice Blog Again And What A Wait And Detail Enjoy Your Time Out There And Stay Safe.

[@markwillis7654]

Great video. Some trip. Fairplay with the ferries . Ned kelly did return trip from Greece with gramaldi lines jaz it looked unreal 😳.. they were lying in corridors. Safe travels 👍☘️👍

[@DTWTheWanderingMuzungu]

Yeah the cheap tickets don’t include a room or seat. Just set up a mattress in a corner somewhere and you’re good to go.

[@paulglibbery1907]

Great video, fascinating trip. Enjoy the break and look forward to the rest.

[@garyroberts8170]

Another great video the way you explain everything the content your one of the best KZbin truckers on here looking forward to the next one 👍

[@FK-zr9fn]

You have the patience of a saint 👍

[@MrTobymartin1]

That fella on the Cyrus ship loves that whistle

[@nixonmark42]

Good video mate.

[@billyboy8820]

With the Customs the only way to get through quickly is to give them 'Overtime', then it all works OK,

[@anthonypaterson7066]

Hi, From one living in Cyprus albeit the other end to Paphos, we are not big fans of Paphos, far to touristic, but hey enjoy your stay. since Brexit the red tape here is nightmare and getting worse. If you can get north from Paphos, then Latchi is worth a visit with very nice eateries in the harbour area. Hoping your homeward journey is less of a hassle. Safe travels.

[@Sobig315-k7k]

Fantastic video's Mr Muzungo 😉.. brilliant experience for you.. cracking outfit as well...is it a special event -Gig in Cyprus?...what sort of music keeps you going on this long trips ?... please keep the videos coming.. really enjoying them while convalescing at home after surgery.. Take care fella..☘️🙌🏻

[@DTWTheWanderingMuzungu]

It was for the TV show Geordie shore. I usually just have a load of podcasts saved up to listen to.

[@jonnytango3852]

Excellent, welcome to Cyprus customs post, Brexit, I have a nightmare every time I import from UK and not from Greece. That was why you were stuck for so long, it seems they love the Brits, and the 25% your client had to pay for the load you were carrying, that was the reason you could not clear, all UK imports have about 25% added to the invoice you carry, and then an agent has to clear it, pass it to the client in Cyprus to pay before you are cleared, that cannot be paid then an there but must be paid directly to the Government Bank, via a Cypriot Bank. So most stuff when unaccompanied gets port storage applied as it also gets held up for a day or so. Basically Cyprus love the benefits they apply for Brexit, and you just found one, 24hrs waiting.

[@BIGV710]

easy job not for all truckers but the 2 times i went to cyprus we was in eec and i got through easy as i was on hire to MOD for RAF but had to stay for 2 weeks so got free b/b and free car to look round

[@jonmelkay]

I suspect the customs fiasco is a job preservation thing. I used to run in an Aid Convoy of artics to Romania every year from the late 90s up to 2006. Fully supported by the Romanian govt but the customs people at the Hungary Romania border said that they would still be able to carry out spot checks and would do so on every non Hungarian truck in order to keep their jobs when the border would open fully in 2007 and Romania became a sort of member of the EU and they managed to do it for a few years before being laid off regardless due to cost.

[@DTWTheWanderingMuzungu]

Could be, Cyprus have recently made it they’re number one priority to try and join Schengen. A lot jobs could go then.

[@11sutty]

Where did you look up the ferry movement on a 45 hr rest please post a link to it thanks

[@DTWTheWanderingMuzungu]

I just googled it and several websites came up saying the same thing. I didn’t use any singular one.

[@MrTobymartin1]

Do you reckon he sleeps with the whistle

[@gdwnet]

I'm getting father ted vibes if that whistle ever goes missing.

[@gdwnet]

13:43 What's this?! Looks dangerously close to cab cooking to me!! 😂😂 Seriously though, nice video and you got an awesome room on that boat, plenty of room and quiet. Can't ask for much more. Cyprus customs seems like a right pain in the neck.

[@DTWTheWanderingMuzungu]

Cabin cooking.

[@gdwnet]

@@DTWTheWanderingMuzungu haha! Thanks for sharing your adventures once again. Always good fun.

[@lazylad8544]

Great vlog again👍👍. Do you get paid whilst your staying in the hotel.

[@DTWTheWanderingMuzungu]

When out on the road yes.

[@JVerschueren]

Hold up... there were truck lifts on that ferry to Cyprus. Never seen that before. Is that just to get them on deck? Edit: nevermind... you filmed what happens when they had a bunch of cars on it. Neat, though...

[@DTWTheWanderingMuzungu]

I assume lifts are more space efficient than a ramp but make loading a lot slower. Hence freighters use lifts and passenger ferries use ramps.

[@Jimmy-po5fh]

💯

[@philipbennett2183]

Great video once again. (Maybe a dumb comment) Have you ever tried getting involved in the F1 transport / business, moving all the equipment around Europe ? . Red Bull, Aston Martin, McLaren all UK based.

[@DTWTheWanderingMuzungu]

Was talking to a guy recently who does red bull. Sounds interesting but I don’t think it’s for me.

[@philipbennett2183]

@@DTWTheWanderingMuzungu Thanks for the reply.

[@benjaminstiles523]

👍

[@simongreene1]

Always an interesting vlog! Would your life be any easier if you did have an EU (Irish?) passport in such circumstances ?

[@DTWTheWanderingMuzungu]

Still doesn’t solve the issue of the vehicle and goods being from Britain.

[@bazvlcak7516]

You’re not going from Greece to Cyprus “in the EU” hence your carnet, your going from the UK, not in the EU to Cyprus, hence the carnet. Also l, the Sovereign Base Areas or “the colonial bits that the UK hung on to” have never been part of the EU.

[@DTWTheWanderingMuzungu]

Lets hope they achieve their goal of joining the Schengen area soon.