The wait's almost over, the journey in our new home for 9 weeks, the truck, is about to start....
Her name is Gus - not sure why a truck has to be female, but her attributes appear to be few apart from offroad ability and sturdiness. We all met up last night and had a bit of a chat about what's to come. I can feel the tingle of excitement again, but a bit dubious about just how much sleep I'm going to get ...
There's a mix of young and old ( more women than men, and I'm by far the oldest female!) 21 passengers, 2 crew and 1 extra French guy who's learning the ropes. There's a large contingent of Aussies, 4 Dutch, a few English, a Swiss lass and an American. We all have to share the chores... should be interesting to see how it all pans out!
The crew leader is a young enthusiastic Yank who looks a lot like Choo; his co-driver an equally enthusiastic Dutchman. They're all tinged with wanderlust, addicted to the outdoors and the freedom of tour guiding....
We all going out for some last minute supplies, a good feed, and then the "fun" begins.... not sure when I'll be able to next blog, but here goes....
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