4 weeks 'til showtime: Confident banter with a quietly nervous edge to it...

So this is getting real, really real. In the past couple days we've been working on our Rickshaw design, well when I say 'working' I mean attempting, with absolutely no assistance, to work out how photoshop actually works. As it turns out we're quick learners and after a couple of last minute panicked failures (official designs had to be submitted by Nov 30 latest), we came out with this:

'Real Republicans' front left

Real Republic flag back right

Now we just need to hope the kind fellow who'll actually be putting this little zebra-striped masterpiece together in Jaisalmer over the next 4 weeks, is as interested in design as we are capable!

We've also got to pay the deposit for our dusty steed today, so hoping all goes well with that, as our whole trip more than hinges on the fact that we'll have a Tuk-Tuk waiting for us in Jaisalmer when we arrive. In fact I'd go so far as to say it depends on that factor entirely.

So anyway, I was looking through a couple of photo's on a friend of a friends Facebook page this morning (at her suggestion  - not stalking), and the adventure/mayhem we've signed up for really hit home for the first time. It's safe to say that this not going to be your average 'road-trip'. There will be little to no sleeping indoors, no driving at night, very little haute cuisine, apparently very little hygienic behavior whatsoever, a fair amount of toilet time (not necessarily in official 'toilets') and a whole lot more running Tuk-Tuk repairs than we've envisaged. In short our medical kit will be frequently utilised, our toolkit and 'small engine repair guide' sorely missed, and our patience and resilience frequently tested!

But in all it looks like exactly why we signed up in the first place! So still really fired up!

Stay tuned for next weeks update...