Some of you are aware, some are not. In 2001 into 2002 a Jabaru-powered KR2
made an interesting 10-month trip from England to Australia, crossing parts of
Europe to Italy, Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia?, Iran, Pakistan, India,
Thailand, Myamar, Indonesia, across Australia to the southeast bit. Crewed by
Collin Hayes and Nadine Brauns and a cargo manifest of tent and sleeping gear,
clothing etc, and parachutes.
They have a website that was out of action recently but now I see it's back.
It details their very interesting adventure and I have read and enjoyed every
bit of it. If it were on paper I would want a copy on my shelf.
Its been about a year since I've read the nail-biting story which always kept
me on the edge of my seat but as I recall the story includes events such as:
- scrounging up fuel from various odd places,
- hiring and riding with someone to drive a round trip, for hours over rugged
remote country to pre-position fuel in a place where none was available,
- always haggling over fees,
- warnings from locals about their lack of safety in Pakistan,
- getting caught up in local festivals where at least one involves throwing
colored water on anyone not already covered by colored water,
- a volcano.
I highly recommend it
http://www.kr2flight.be/index.asp
Tom
