No bright spark...

Lulu isn't playing fair. We put the engine back together and now she refuses to start when it is cold (a bit like her unemployed owners!). With some persistence she eventually fires and runs like a dream. But only after multiple coffee and cigarette breaks! Unfortunately I don't think the crew on the Spirit of Tasmania are going to allow us several coffees as they wait for us to get our bomb started and off their boat! One way to fix the starting problem is to warm her up - with a bucket of fuel and a match. The other is to replace the dodgey coil with a new one or at least that is what we have been told. The first option does sound tempting at times. So we bought a replacement coil today only to discover they gave us the wrong one! Hopefully we'll grab the right one tomorrow and see if that sorts out the starting conundrum. Fingers crossed.

Getting there...

Things have happened. At least some things. Bronson is now an unemployed bum and Ruth is only a couple of days away from being the same. There have been dramas, dodgey charging system leading to flat batteries, blown head gasket and buggered head! But those little set backs have been over come. The new bed is in and the roof racks are on. Fridge, solar panel and dual battery are waiting to be installed so it's all finally starting to come together. It's all getting a bit exciting to be honest. Unfortunately not much will happen over the next few days as I have managed to wound myself with a stanley knife. Nothing a few stitches in my hand didn't fix but I'm under strict instructions to take it easy! Fortunately that is something I excel at! At the moment we're aiming to be on the road by September. It will be done!
Cheers!

Bronson