That's got to be a very selfless man right there! The craziest thing is, I would do it too, if I could.

Good luck Joe! Take lots of pictures and come home safe.

Kaona

Hi all, thanks for the kind words. Am at port Agusta at the moment. Have unearthed people to leave my car and trailer with, and am prepering for the kick off on friday from here. have been camping out aclimatizing to the local [feeble] winds at the moment . This country has recieved a generouse dumping of rain that has caused a bit of constenation, there is some more expected thurs and fri [hope not too much] that would spoil the first section and cause a rethink about dirt roads.
Slipped up to WOOMERA LAST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR A LOOK AROUND MY OLD HOME TOWN OF THE 50'S. INTERESTING and a visitTO lEN BEDEALLS GRAVE SITE {GOOGLE}. my real lif hero.
Do my final shop tomorrow and pack, had the stitches removed from my neck this morning. its all go.
been getting a fair amount of ukulele practice time. catch you all another day from i dont know where.

buena suerte!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi, still poking along, at Birdsville at the moment, a great destination in Australia, google it, i have only been driving so far transporting to start point. Time is taken up having to wait for pay every fortnight then can fill the tanks and do another 500k dash to the next way point. That;s the way it is!....205 cents a litre, unleaded
Tripped on the main street and went down like a dunny sack of off squid , did a fair amount of damage to my right side from the head to the ankle and right hand. A local stopped and re-errected me and drove me to the medical clinic where nurse Madelain mended the ugly bits. Had been having real troubel with my lower back and thought i may never recover, but , next day tuesday i was as brite as a babbys bum and as bouncy except for the treated bits.
Last night in the caravan park, that has 30 4x4, and caravans a day entering and leaving a bloke from Alice Springs turned up, we chatted till late, and had many things in common and lots of known aquaintances. He runs a pilot service for heavy truck loads Australia wide, Talbots Pilot Services, this a.m. when he left we shook hands and he passed over $100, sponsorship he said....the world works in strange ways, but thanks.
stick with us the fun hasnt started yet in real time but the book has much already.
P.S. Saltylips, would you like to tell us the real [full] story of your Birdsville dash, i am picking up much inland rumours that need some detail............?

Good to hear of the stories of your progress. Thanks for the updates Joe!

More photos

Wow the artwork on those sails looks awesome.
I am getting my eldest daughter to do some artwork on my mini once it gets a make-over, I struggle drawing stick figures
Good to see your 'motoring' along well Joe, love the mini banjo
waiting to hear from TP1 with something along the lines of beefing up the front end

Good on you Gibba, great to hear you are home safe and sound, a wise move to plan a re-try with the new knowledge of needed modifications. Had to postpone my own visit to Shark Bay after only a few weeks there as I had an urgent call from a very sick wife. Ho-Hum that's how it goes at times. I did get in a gentle sail while there and then had to walk the thing back about 3 km to the car when the wind died totally. Still don't know if it will self-destruct in a decent blow. Got a good feed of Blue Manna crabs the next day so all not lost. Did you stay still long enough to devour the rest of that bbq'd beast?? Cheers...wok

ledzephyrlin said..
Wow the artwork on those sails looks awesome.
I am getting my eldest daughter to do some artwork on my mini once it gets a make-over, I struggle drawing stick figures
Good to see your 'motoring' along well Joe, love the mini banjo
waiting to hear from TP1 with something along the lines of beefing up the front end

You mean something along the lines of "watch you dont steak those tyres?"

And I hope you beat the HooDoo too Joe, the great outdoors will be patiently waiting for you. All the best for the coming knee job too...wok

Good luck to you Joe. Please bring your cart down to Kingston SE next year for a test. We'd all love to have you there! Perfect testing grounds too

wippet OK got it will call you soon few days, unless you come to Old spot birthday [Nukes] tomorrow tuesday 14 ...gibba

Yes, unlimited testing and sailing for carts, buggies or whatever

Joe have sent you a meesage about your yacht and trailer