Last weekend I gave the cart (and myself) the biggest test yet – hauling 135kg over 5m high dunes in the northwest Simpson Desert. No punctures despite the thousands of centimetre-long burrs. It was good to feel the strain of ever-so-slowly climbing the sand ridges, the feeling of walking without any weight on the flats, and the almost out-of-control rapid descents. It is certainly thigh and calf bursting terrain and I feel that my legs and shoulders have grown even bigger.
With only days left before departure, I am busy packing and doing all of those last minute things. Thanks so much everyone who has helped to make this expedition a goer – especially Ross Engineering, Ultimate Ride and Adventure Airsports for the cart; Lone Dingo, Desert Dwellers and Sea to Summit for specialist equipment; Endura, Woolworths, Carmans and Vacuseal for food and packaging; Mt Dare Hotel for the sat phone; Hainsnet for the website (which is now ready – check it out!); 783 ABC for media; and several companies and individuals for financial support: Oz Group, Jan & Trevor Howie, Sandra Murphy & Mick Mirovic, Cath Tenni & Alan Dyer, Vicky & Jim Dinas, and Nicole McIntosh.
Thanks to recent sponsors Hagemeyer (polarising sunglasses), Solarsuit (sun-protective clothing), Tourism Central Australia (fuel) and Harvey Norman (discounted camera), and hello and thanks in advance to those well-wishers who will see me off in Bedourie on Monday 23 June. Then 24 days to Mt Dare on 16 July.
The website is finally up and going. Check it out! www.michaelgiacometti.org
Follow my progress via weekly interviews from the desert with 783AM ABC radio at about 4.15pm every Tuesday, and the daily blog and location update on the website.
Yours truly,
Michael Giacometti
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