Thanks for the comments guys!

Cassie: Wow everyone, I just read your comments after posting our latest blog and absolutely loved reading them. All of you lifted my spirits like you wouldn't believe. I literally had tears in my eyes.

Perhaps I should explain our process of an evening with this whole blog thing. We type it up offline then setup the sat phone to send out our blog post. We then receive the comments that you've all posted which is why we're doing a separate blog with our responses to your comments. Sending pictures via the sat phone proves troublesome which is why we're limited but we're going to give it another go. Otherwise, if it doesn't work, unfortunately you'll have to wait until we get to Yakutsk and some wi-fi.

So in no particular order, here's my responses to your comments:-

Warren
You no doubt have read our latest blog post and read that we did stop and smell the roses today and it was wonderful. We even decided this morning that we would start looking for a campsite by 5pm. And here we are! We'll try and get some pictures up before we get to Yakutsk but can't promise anything.

Jon (of the one and only, Team Jon and Amanda!)
Far out your comments really hit home for us! EVERYTHING you said was as if you were here with us today and went through everything we went through and had the conversations we had today. Amazing. Well, I suppose you did just 12 months ago! Thank you for your kind words and encouragement, and advice about the fuel. We think you've hit the nail on the head.

Paul
Matey, thanks so much. Your comments are too true and really hit a chord. Not everyone gets this sort of opportunity and it's just fantastic that we're here. We're going to take your advice and "engage with the wackiness"! Will keep you posted ;)

Nora
Hey hey, glad you're along for the ride with us! You'd absolutely love it here I reckon. How was Cairns?

Brett
Ha ha we can't all be awesome GTI-R drivers! Would love to see the GTIR take on the Kamaz trucks.

Graeme:
Yep - everything she said. We filmed 'the reading of the comments' so we might get that up at some stage. Thanks so much for lifting Cassie back up. I'm feelin great, but she had saddened until she received your comments.

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