Early doors for 9 of the team on Thurs 5 July - they had packed the bus and trailer with all the donated boards and equipment on the Wednesday evening. There was great chatter and excitement on Wednesday as John and Slim laid down a few rules for the trip including time of departure for the folllowing morning! Meanwhile in the background, Garry and Anita were running around doing last minute organisation for the team including photocopying of passports and handing over discs of photos. On a still and idyllic chilly morning, John (with broken bag handle from running from his house to the surf club at 4am!), Tiff, Stu, Craig, Steve, Chris and Dash were on time to meet Murray with the bus and trailer. Yes Slim, they did get away on time -
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