Nearly off!

Well with less than 24 hrs before we collect our registration to start the rally, the last minute mechanical parts are being fitted to the wombatskhan vehicle.

We have had a pretty intense week of preparation with Jo only leaving me for one day for a quick soirée into Wales!! The weather  has been unseasonably hot and we have suffered while working on the cars and practicing putting up the tent....we packed so many clothes for cold weather!!

We had some fairly extensive reinforcing for the cars done at Aldermans engineering in Plymouth ( photos attached), those guys were amazing working out in the heat.....yes Plymouth was having its hottest summer day! Their hard work ensured that we have some roll over protection, roof rack & bash plate which will hopefully see us arrive safely in Mongolia.  guys you are legends!!

We were also able to meet Graham from Motomotive who had very kindly not only sourced the teams cars but ensured all the necessary MOT work and paperwork was complete.  We were a little tempted to swap our cars for some of the beauties in his fore court, for some reason he wasn't so keen!!

We became radio stars for a very short 10 minutes for ABC radio in Perth, with Eoin Cameron interviewing us on the phone, all for a good cause for the PMH Foundation.
We set off in convoy with Kangakhann to Bodiam Castle in Sussex for the start on Saturday morning.

Many many thanks to Aldermans, Larry & Sue, Tanya & Will, and all that have fed and wined us...including the Barnes family!