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April 28, 2005
Time to start shouting
I hope no one from Darwin is reading this because Lourdes and I can't WAIT to get out of here. Yesterday was a particularly trying one. Right now our final preparations before leaving, hopefully still the 6th May, are dependent on others. The problem is that many of these people have about as much sense of urgency as a block of wood.
The day started bad with a call to the company responsible for sending us new deep cycle batteries for Moksha. They'd completely dropped the ball, forgotten about the order, and the batteries, urgently needed to test the electronics, will now be here the middle of next week, just 2-days before d-day.
Next up was someone here from the Dinah Beach Yacht Club who was supposed to be sharing a car loan for the day. We'd planned out the day to make maximum use of the vehicle - ferrying heavy gear around, collecting gear from shops a long way away etc. The car never showed, so it was riding around on the bike like a lunatic all day instead.
Then Perkins Shipping, who had promised a good deal on shipping the kayaks back up to Dili, presented me with a stinker of a bill - a thousand dollars - with no offer of a discount. This instantly reduced my budget for the remainder of the expedition to Singapore by a quarter.
I also found out by email that UNESCO Jakarta still haven't sent a crucial letter (promised a week ago) for our Indonesian visas.
It's sad when it comes to this, but sometimes being nice just doesn't cut it, and the time comes to start shouting.
I REALLY hope we'll have some more positive updates being posted soon!
Posted on April 28, 2005 7:02 AM