Ford Model A Club meeting, Gobi desert Chapter

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  1. Anonymous21 September 2010 at 23:46

    Hi Adrian and Barbara
    We are following every day and are sat here in our living room looking at you in Tashanta, Sky Tracks is fantastic and your blog is being eagerly awaited by us all. Keep going you will catch Chris Evans we are sure! All is well over here and i think you are having a real adventure by the look of it and I hope you have conscripted the members of your A meeting into the club - hope you did not forget your members forms!

    Keep it up see you when you finish

    Jon, Pauline & the girls

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