GCC07 - Qatar, Bahrain and UAE

Well, conditions and positions have definitely improved since the last post (No Anzac pun intended!), We found Mr Ed, he was chomping on Apples back in Egypt and got taken for a ride because they thought he was really a talking horse.... we are definitley glad he is back, and it means that the 7 of us now move alot faster than 6 of us, because we dont have to look for him.

With our enhanced speed and new found team spirit, we zoomed through Qatar, not even stopping to ask why it wasnt spelt with a 'U' after the 'Q' (they even teach that in schools in Geelong...), through and past the new F1 grand prix circuit in Bahrain and across the ditch to the United Arab Emirates, where we had a break wining and dining with a sheik and Eddie McGuire on an Emirates jet.

Sometimes speed can be hazardous to your health however, and with speed comes danger, just ask Mezza and Lilian, who were trudging along with such haste, that they walked right past the World Famous Qatar DFO, and missed the opportunity to go shopping while we were there... upon realising this they started blaming each other for missing it and a disagreement quickly turned into punches being thrown. Needless to say, the enforcer of the team Smshr, quickly diffused the situation by flexing her biceps, and the girls were frightened enough to cool down and keep walking.

But that is all behind us, as we travel towards India, plenty of speed to be had when we all sample the curries that await, should put a bit of a booster rocket behind us.....if you know what I mean.....

In terms of the competition, we have improved significantly, as a number of teams got bogged down in the desert, we have passed a couple of hundred teams since I last updated this, and are currently sitting in 172nd place, with an average of 11,042.

A great effort by all the team, and we all thankyou for your support from all the way back home in sunny (?) Melbourne.

By the way, the Walking 'Stiffs' are still somewhere up near the front, but I heard that they are struggling with their fitness, and are worried by our impending attack on their lead....the 'Tenacious Turtles' are now so far behind, that there is actually a team made up of real turtles that are now beating them! The EST Globetrotters are struggling after losing a member in India, so they are also in our sights. Stay tuned!