Hey Nick,

We are currently assembling a pictorial book as a welcome to Mongolia Via
the Gobi type thing, 100 illustrated pages and GPS Google earth plotting and
are trying to find a publisher also. Will be a hard cover thing.

As to typing up our experiences... its not the same is it? I mean, its not
like being there.. Like when we say we had a "cold shower" and the maitradee
(spelling) of the hotel checks on you not once, not twice, and on the third
and forth times brings with her a female friend.. With the language problem
we still don't know whether she checking out how small the kiwi's privates
were or seeing how resourceful we were in a hotel with no power (been out
for three days) and our head lights, all five of them, were spread around
the otherwise bark bathroom.. Oh yes no beg-your-pardon, straight in the
door.. And the water was cold!! We don't care how she tells it.

The worm Nick, must have been tinny to start with but grew to that 125mm
length, 'we' were given worming tablets and 'we' double dosed on that but
no, it kept moving, burning and upped the tempo at night. 'We' got some
cattle and deer drench and spread that on the palm of the hand.. Slowed it
down a bit but kept growing.. Course 'we' went to the Docs . not keen on
cutting it out. went to hospital.. They took a lot of pictures.. Then a
couple of pills arrived from Auckland, 48 hours later it was dead! After
living for? Two weeks? 'We' could have pulled it out, apparently they stick
their heads out every now and then. you have to be patient.. Very..when the
head sticks out use a match stick and twirl it around the head. roll it up
type of thing, gently with out severing the worm, but our worn did not get
the chance to get to that stage, it has been recorded that people have had
to have that 'stick' strapped to the leg and every now and then they unstrap
it and wind up the worm a little more!

Is that enough? What to take. that's another story Nick.

Cheers,

Don

-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Murray [...]
Sent: Tuesday, 12 June 2007 9:18 p.m.
To: BLOKART-NZ
Subject: Re: [blokart] BLOKART-NZ digest 2007/127

I checked out the gobiblokartraid.com website for a more detailed story of
what went on. Apparently Keven is writing something.
Have any of the NZ guys got around to typing up their experiances? I am
courious since I am considering going next year.

Cheers
Nick

Memo to Self. Take hand powered dynmo torch so it is possible to identify
worm infested ground at night.

P.S. I know its gross, but did you squash the worm or pull it out?

P.P.S. What would you take next year that you wish you had this time?

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