THREE MORE SLEEPS

The vehicles are near to being ready for the trip to Perth. Some of the 'goodies' have already gone to Canberra as ballast for one of the trailers and those items will be joining up with the bus on Saturday when Eric meets me at McDonalds at Yass. The bus has had its service and is deemed to be ready for the 4000km journey across Australia. A 200 litre drum of diesel fuel has taken its place inside the bus and will be pumped into the fuel tanks at times when the pump price of fuel is unacceptably high.

Three more sleeps and Eric and I will be on the road. Jim and those travelling with him and in convoy with him, plan to leave a day or so later and will be diverting off the main drag to finalise accommodation and meals at venues which fall near to the end of the ride. Jim will also be doing final checks with the roadhouses between Norseman and Ceduna to ensure the bookings made months ago for dinner, bed and breakfast for the team will be honoured.

A tremendous amount of planning goes into a ride such as this and Jim B is to be commended for the manner in which he goes about carrying out his responsibilities. All of this comes at a cost, much of that being borne by his wife and family in the separation from loved ones which a ministry like his results in. It is the same for most of us who are taking part in this ride and I for one want to thank my wife for being so supportive of me in this practical ministry.