BREAKING NEWS...

BREAKING NEWS!!!

Laura the Tourer is home safe and sound!

We left Norfolk at 3am on 28th and arrived at the collection point in Antwerp at 2.30pm. It was fantastic to be reunited with our fellow adventurers! It was a shame it was such a short visit, but a vist none the less :)

Laura had a flat tyre!! but this was ok as we were expecting 4!! Also the tyre which was on the bent arm was badly warn and illegal for Europe and England so this was also changed. We had taken some spare wheels with us and changed these before leaving. These are the only repairs we have made so far. We then changed another wheel at Dunkirk as it had a slow puncture.

We travelled over in Dads vehicle and I drove Laura home, I had forgotten how much fun she is to drive! She runs ok, and was very grateful for some proper petrol! Laura, like me, much prefers the African heat!! she starts ok but takes a while to warm up!!
We arrived home to Dads at 3am and I continued (without Laura) back to my home.

To Belgium and back in 24 hours! all on just 5 hours sleep, then I had another 5 hours sleep before going to work on the 29th!! .... Hardcore!

Laura the Tourer has a busy time ahead of her now, so now the winner is home continue to watch this space! I will post some pics asap!

Check out this fantactic video...
Created by the lovely Joris!

We are the Champions!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X6sJym9bbY

Winners! ... collecting our 'Most Hardcore Team' Award

The Finish!

To answer the questions posted…

Sally,
1. where do you wee in the desert if there's no bushes?
Well this was a tough one! It was ok for the men but for me it was behind a sand dune, a pile of rocks or occasionally a 2cv!! It was easier in the jungle! (but had to be aware of the local wildlife!)
2. what animals have you seen?
A Monkey, Elephant, Donkeys, Cows, Goats, A Baboon, Alligators, Dogs, Cats, Lizards, Snakes, Frogs, beautiful large Butterflies, Scorpions, Stick insects, loads of bugs, Beatles etc and of course far too many horrible Mosquito’s! No Lions though I’m afraid!
3. do you have a tan?
A little, most days when arriving at camp I was pleased with how brown I was until I had a shower and washed it away! The small tan I have now is probably just the African red dust embedded in my skin!
4. are father/daughter relations all well and good?
We had our moments! (as most teams did) but are still good friends! And proud of each other! And both very proud of Laura the Tourer!

Yea I really missed a ‘proper cup of tea’ (I’ll see you Thursday Kay!)
I was very careful not to get sun burnt so no worries Jade
Brayden, the nights were actually very quiet, lots of cricket sounds but didn’t hear any wild cats!

Trevor, I look forward to the Full English at the allotment! I’ll bring the tea bags!

Phil, One team of mechanics (David and Eric) travelled in the sandy coloured 2cv, the desert duck, This is a lovely car and is 4x4! And the mechanics were superb! Really helpful and always singing and dancing!

Grandad and Jean, You may have spotted Laura B (girl guides centenary teddy bear) in some of the pictures, she travelled in between us the whole journey (and on the roof some days) She’s home safe also in condition but covered in African dust still! She also got wet in the water fight at the finish!

Apoligies there are not many pics of Dad, he seems to hide when the camera is about!
I've been reading someof my blog posts and also apoligise for the small spelling mistakes! most of the time I was fighting with my eyelids when typing the updates!

Welcomed home to rain!

We left Gatwick at about 11am and arrived at Dads at about 2.30pm, downloaded our pictures and then I arrived at my home at about 5.30pm. There were small delays on the journey home due to the RAIN! but nothing major. It is strange travelling on the right (correct) side of the road! Its lovely to be at home and be spoilt with good food, as many showers as I want and sleep(although my body clock has not adjusted yet!) The adventurous memories of Touareg Trail will remain forever for me and I am sad that its all over, I really miss all the fantastic people and am surprised that I feel so emotional about it all. We collect the car in about 1 months time and hope to be able to see some of my fellow hardcore adventurers then x

Over the next few days I will post more pictures and maybe videos so keep watching this space...