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him that the food would always be great … and edible, the weather would be benign, the adventure wonderful. A letter home from him to The Olds thanking them for a monetary gift (It was late Sep 1976 … birthday time) advises them that it has enabled him to commit to going with me. He included the comment ‘’I think I know what you will think of that !’’

Things were falling into place, Lawrie had gone off to Terre Haute, Indiana and hopefully was earning lots of money. There was not really much of a plan, no real itinerary … too restrictive. We would wander as we felt fit. There was no end date, no return point. We would work that out later … you never know, we might find work. Quite clearly Steph and I could see a future together and whilst she would love to be a part with the adventure she was broke. Even taking a third job as a car cleaner wasn’t filling her coffers quickly enough but we were loving the now. I got mail from Anne who’d shared the earlier moto adventure out to Iran. She was teaching Indians in Northern Saskatchewan but wanted in. She said she would meet us in Mexico City in her VW Combi, now repaired after an exploit in which she had

Steph and my ex-London taxi.