Channel 9 News Australia
A logistical nightmare to pull off but with help from the NSW Fire Bridgae, the highway patrol and channel 9 news we did. A convoy of fire engines across the harbour bridge in Sydney. Lovely stuff.
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Day 127 : Hanging on too tight Mav
Obviously the motivation was there but many have suggested the concept of driving a fire engine around the world has a hint of a mid thirties crisis ! In some way hanging onto my youth. At no point is this true, in no way did I drag the crew round Sydney today, showing them where I lived and played in Sydney when I was 22 and in no way I am hanging on too tight. Okay, well maybe a little bit…
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Day 126: Were you the man asleep on the dog, and missing an absolute sitter for our hat-trick
Day 126: Were you the man asleep on the dog, and missing an absolute sitter for our hat-trick
Melbourne to Sydney 875km
A couple of my favourite things are coffee and chocolate. I think we all can wholeheartedly agree with Julie Andrews that Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens are also right up there but bare no relevance to the expedition so I will focus solely on coffee and chocolate. In fact chocolate has no relevance either, aside from the fact that I love it. I was hoping to eat less on this expedition and I have, not that you can tell. I will make up for that when I’m back. So I’m left with coffee. I was hoping to drink less on this expedition but I haven’t. I will be even more addicted when I’m back… Read more →
Don’t Stop Me Know
For Claire Hester from the stage 5 crew. We had officially retired from
Cab Karaoke so this is quite the treat (or maybe not).
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Day 125 : We just died on the stage tonight!
HIGH POINT: Getting to spend the day with some key FTFE friends
LOW POINT: Someone attempting to mug me in North Melbourne 🙁 not happy
NO POINT: Trying to sing The Chain by Fleetwood Mac
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Just get off…you’re dying!” As shouted by friends as we belted out yet another karaoke song
Day 124 – Proper Job
High point: Melbourne, simply amazing!
Low Point: Not winning the raffle at the fundraiser organised by Voyage Express.
Most people don’t realise how much of a battering a car receives whilst driving across rough terrain. Even fewer realise how much worst it is for an old fire truck thats not quite designed for the the job. The team has put in place a strict daily routine which is designed to spot any small issues which could latter turn into major problems. This works great for most of the time but inevitably cracks will be missed…
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Day 123 : No rest for the wicked
Lorne
High point : Feeding the cockatoos hanging out on our balcony
Low point : The temperature
No point : FTFE rest day to make sure we were fresh for Melbourne
Day 122 : Chopper Tastic
Port Fairy to Lorne
High Point : Hanging out of a helicopter filming the fire engine cruising down the Great Ocean Road
Favourite Bit of Rock : London Bridge
Blog Blockage : After 4 months of nagging every crew member to get their blog done on time I have fallen guilty of “blog blockage”, I can only apologise
Day 121: “What a great idea for a holiday”. Life on the road.
Robe to Port Fairy
Every so often you get a comment along the lines of, “sounds like a bit of a jolly to me” and the best to date which was said to me and Steve today, “what a great idea for a holiday”. I think on the face of it it they are very fair comments. Five people turn up in a fire engine with big smiles and lots of chat on an adventure of a lifetime. I myself have always jokingly told Steve on numerous occasions it is a glorified driving holiday which thankfully still just about raises a smile. However once you have explained what is involved the expression invariably changes from one of almost scepticism to a fascination and sometimes excitement and disbelief of what is involved. Read more →
Team FollowThatFireEngine Proudly Supports Movember
The three chaps on stage 5 (Perth to Brisbane) are proudly sporting awesome tashes for Movember. We have met many many tashes already in Australia so if you spot our fire engine and have an equally awesome tash, pop over for a photo !
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More about Movember..
Each year Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in Australia and around the world, with the sole aim of raising vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and depression in men. Read more →
So far we have raised GBP £120,000
