We shall go on until the end . . . we will never surrender! Churchill, 1940 Troopy MadnessWhat did you do for Christmas, did you have a nice time? Christmas Eve? What about Boxing Day? New Years Day? Birthday? What did you spend your time on? If it’s anything other than fixing up a 24 year old beastie, then you sir or madam, have wasted your life. And by wasted, I mean lived it fully and I am utterly jealous. December was a blur of new deliveries, installations, fixings, re-fixings, re-imaginings, changing plans, and yes, many curses. Curses were rained down like skittles from rainbows, dispensed without care or due attention to whoever was in ear shot. Indeed when fitting sound-insulating carpets between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, a particularly frustrating low point, I was glad to be wearing earphones to protect my own innocent ears of the utter, incredulous filth I frothed forth. Summary of December ChangesSince my last update in early December, the old girl (Izzy, short for ‘issues’) has:
Absolutely ExhaustedAnd that has been my last month! I think I’ve spent as much time underneath it as I have driving it! Alas, it is almost time for shipping, so I’ve been creating online spreadsheets for maintenance and updating wherever I can. I have one final check to do with the mechanic to replace any bushes or rubber bits, and then it’s time to ship to South America. What an absolute blinding month of pain, frustration, joy and pain. Mostly pain. When I wake in the morning, it takes my fingers a few minutes to warm up and I’m fairly sure I’ve bruised the bones on several digits. My secretary hands aren't used to actually working!
Overlanding – as good as it sounds!
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3/31/2019 04:26:26 am
Race walking is something that I found very comical in the past. Because of my ignorance and lack of knowledge, I thought that race walking was a funny exercise. However, after experiencing the sport myself, I was able to understand just how hard it is. Unlike walking or running, race walking combines what makes both activities difficult. It requires a lot more movements to achieve victory in the field of race walking, I was gravely mistaken in my view of it in the past.
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AuthorThe blog will be a record of everything - from idea conception to old age in making this adventure happen The OriginalYou can find the excellent 2006 Antipodean Adventure blog by Dwyer Rooney here
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