Transport – road

June 19th 1981

Up early again, cleared up, and had our most substantial breakfast so far – 2 bowls of cereal, a boiled […]

June 20th 1981

Up at 7, breakfasted on a smoothie, packed up and away at 8, on a journey we’d really been looking

June 22nd 1981

A pretty poor night – sleeping in a tent without sleeping bags is not easy… we were cold.  Got to

June 23rd 1981

Awoke and breakfasted on bread and jam, then struggled, with a good deal of pain, into the rucksack, and hobbled

August 3rd 1981

Up at 8, washed, breakfasted, and ready to go by 9.  Said goodbye to the rest of the van Groenous,

Aug 4th 1981

Slept incredibly well – the sand was soft, the sleeping bags warm.  Tom had slept in the car, and apparently

August 5th 1981

Up at the normal sort of hour, and had the normal sort of breakfast (normal for us anyway).  It took

August 11th 1981

A fair night’s sleep, then the same old walk to the garage.  They suggested we be towed in, so they

August 12th 1981

Slept amazingly well, me on the back seat, Val in the front – we must have been really tired.  Still,

September 2nd 1981

Despite the fact that we wore all our clothes, and then some, and there were 3 of us packed into

September 3rd 1981

Up at 9 or so, then off.  Problems with the rig tho’ – Hank being, among other things, a bloody

September 4th 1981

Up this morning at around 8, an hour better than yesterday.  Hank had coffee + we had granola, banana +

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