Day 5 blog

Bloody hell these blogs are backing up on us. Being in the middle of Scotland and all, and with Scotland not having a lot of wireless to get onto we’re finding it extremely difficult to update as often as we need. It’s getting annoying now. We’ve just got to do the work and then update as and when we can.

So apologies.
I’m writing this on Friday morning. The 6th day on BoardFree Uk. Last night was an absolute nightmare. Everything was meant to go swimmingly. It was a short day in terms of mileage so we were all meant to be chilling out by about 4. Someone up there is pointing and laughing at us. It’s getting annoying. Yesterday was the third day the AA have been called out to our Van. Once when it got picked up and wires had worn out. Second time was the day of the journey commencing, again, wires had come loose. Third time was last night. Somehow, reverse and first gear seem to have packed up. I couldn’t get the gears at all. The AA man came and he struggled, told me it wasn’t a nice van to drive, the steering was heavier than it should be (tell me something I don’t know) and he thought the ‘linkage’ had worn. He got underneath as I sat in the car and tried to put it in gears. He had a fiddle and everything seemed fine and dandy but he advised we get it into a garage ASAP. He drove off…I went for a little drive round the car park and bugger me, it happened again. We ended up getting a call out from a mechanic in Perth 40 miles away. It cost us £60!!!! AND in the end, they didn’t fix it. So at the moment I’ve only got 2nd 3rd 4th 5th gears. If we need to go backwards…looks like Dimitri’s going to be doing some pushing! Hmmm…not ideal and a big inconvenience!
I’ve lost the ball off my belly bar too so I keep stabbing my self in the stomach with the pointy end of it!!!
Dave was on bbc radio Scotland today and appealed for anyone’s help whilst doing the interview. Who knows if anyone’ll come through. I’m doubtful. I’ve gone from being optimistic to pessimistic in a few hours. How annoying.
Dave’s knackered, exhausted and trying his best to put on his happy face. I’m expecting him to crack at some point. We’re doing everything we can to make him ok.
I did my first video blog last night in night vision. How cool is that! I didn’t want to cry. Not now, not yet. We’re only 5 days in!!! How pathetic would that’ve been!!!
Right, off to find a wireless to get onto!

Send me comments/messages of inspiration and hope please!
Much needed at this time.


Holl