http://theslowdrive.com Across Australia in a Model A Ford for the RFDS Fri, 08 May 2009 16:11:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en She made it (we all knew she would).  Glad made it all the way across the country. 4786km in total. What a machine. She's a credit to Ford and she's a credit to Graham Wilson for the amazing  job he has done on her restoration. It's also very much a ... http://theslowdrive.com/?p=730 Brett wishes to thank everyone that has contributed to the Slow Drive and there have been many. In no particular order we would like to thank: The crew that came on the drive with me; Timothy Pollock from Melbourne, Christopher Graham from Northhampton, Anthony Baggs from Perth (who has been on ... http://theslowdrive.com/?p=669 Brett started early with an interview on Eoin Cameron's ABC brekky show. His 21st interview with the media on this trip so far. We plan to complete the Slow Drive at Jandakot Royal Flying Doctor base at 2pm, where we will be meeting the press and Glad will meet ... http://theslowdrive.com/?p=667 The lovely additions to the Glad team.  Debbie & Jocelyn Treasure, Margarita Pollock.The Glad team now has three new members. Just between you and me, they are a lot more beautiful than than the original motley crew. Jocelyn Treasure, her daughter Debbie Treasure and Margarita Pollock have joined us for the final legs between ... http://theslowdrive.com/?p=659 The day started off with Brett and Glad having a interview with GWN and the Kalgoorlie Miner. Then we were off for a visit to the Kalgoorlie Super Pit. This enormous pit stretches 3.5km long, 1.4km wide and will soon reach a depth of 600 meters. This region is the ... http://theslowdrive.com/?p=620 This morning we had to get Glad registered in W.A. so we took her to the local Norseman Doc for a check up (over the pits), she passed with ease. It’s good to know she’s a good healthy girl. Now Glad is officially a West Aussie and has her very own ... http://theslowdrive.com/?p=587 The sunrise this morning created the hallucination that the landscape was on fire. The open outback country boasts the most amazing sunsets and sunrises. Day 10 camp was located 5km west of Cocklebiddy, out on a plain with a small collection of eucalypt trees that look almost like massive Japanese ... http://theslowdrive.com/?p=533   After packing up camp we headed off to the Nullarbor roadhouse to refuel. As it was Sunday morning it was time for Brett to update Macca( from the ABC radio morning talkback show) of our progress. We had driven over 3300km since our previous update. I’m sure many of the ... http://theslowdrive.com/?p=509 We packed up and headed of from Streaky Bay and stopped off in Ceduna for some much needed supplies.  We stopped for a dinner camp on the old gravel highway which runs parallel to the new sealed road.  It's hard to imagine that this once was the only way Western Australians could ... http://theslowdrive.com/?p=476 We woke this morning to a view of the Flinders Ranges. The Pollock brothers are always the first out of bed, usually before the sun is even up. The rest of the crew seem to like the warmth of their swags too much. The Flinders Ranges boast a view that ... http://theslowdrive.com/?p=458