Dear Friends of Drive Around the World,

Greetings from South America and Australia!

As March comes to a close, the LONGITUDE Expedition crew anxiously anticipates a happy reunion with teammates and vehicles in Brisbane, Australia, in about a fortnight.

A Wallenius Willhelmsen freighter, carrying all four Land Rover Certified Discoverys within its iron berths, will gently offload our precious cargo onto the shores of Oz on or about April 17. There, they will be greeted by a newly reunited expedition team for customs processing before we hit the road again. Until then, the team is spread out in clumps from Brazil, to Argentina, to Oz. Meanwhile, our film crew has just completed a fabulous 5-minute video production that is now available for downloading from the new-and-improved team website, www.drivearoundtheworld.com

NEW MOVIE
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Download movie - Windows Media users:
http://www.drivearoundtheworld.com/movie/DATW-LONGITUDE.wmv

Download movie - Apple QuickTime users:
http://www.drivearoundtheworld.com/movie/DATW-LONGITUDE.mp4

EXPEDITION UPDATE
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Now, Nick, Chanda, and Todd are hard at work on the LONGITUDE web page in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Adam and Neil are on surfing holiday in Brazil while Colin is having a well-deserved rest a bit north of them. Justin has found time to play hard in Rio and I am doing some writing, journal posting, and forward reconnaissance while riding my Santa Cruz bicycle from Cairns to Brisbane in Australia.

A lot of hard work has gone into improving and updating the team's website with more educational items, the new video, valuable sponsorship information and materials, exciting new photos, and, of course, new journals.

IN THE NEWS
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Here's a news release from the 'End of the World', published on Ford's website
http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=17767

Full story is here:
http://www.drivearoundtheworld.com/aboutus/news/news_DATW0034_TurningPoint.doc

An article from team travel writer, Rolf Potts--published in last Sunday's SF Chronicle Magazine.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/03/28/CMGS25C6D723.DTL&type=news

JOURNAL UPDATE
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Our team shares every single day of this expedition online. Here are just a few journal highlights from the last month.
Visit our new "From the Field" journal category and read about what happens when the team is left to their own devices.
From the Field" Part I:
http://www.bootsnall.org/datw/archives/cat_from_the_field_journals.shtml

From the Field" Part II:
http://www.bootsnall.org/datw/archives/cat_from_the_field_journals_ii.shtml

Nancy's daily bicycling trials and tribulations can be found in Parts I, II, and III of "Nancy's East Coast of Oz Bike Trip" journals here:
http://www.bootsnall.org/datw/archives/cat_nancys_east_coast_of_oz_bike_trip.shtml

15 March
They Left Colin Alone...
http://www.bootsnall.org/datw/archives/000445.shtml
Find out what Colin gets up to when he is separated from his film-crew buds.

22 March
It's Only a Flesh Wound !
http://www.bootsnall.org/datw/archives/000490.shtml
Neil Dana describes surfing Brazil's awesome waves. You must see these photos!

14 March
Last Good Town Before the Long Haul
http://www.bootsnall.org/datw/archives/000490.shtml
Nancy decides to venture into the vast unknown in a 300+ km stretch of highway down Australia's wild coastline.

11 March
Neil Reports From Iguazu Falls
http://www.bootsnall.org/datw/archives/000442.shtml
Photographer Neil Dana shares some of his perspectives from the incredible Iguazu Falls of Brazil, both in words and photos. He went there with his folks to take in the sights.

03 March
Todd Experiences a Parkinson's Support-Group Meeting From the Inside
http://www.bootsnall.org/datw/archives/000446.shtml
Read about Todd Borgie's experiences in Chile as he visits with a support group for patients and family members coping with Parkinson's disease. What is their perspective, what sort of questions do they need answered, and what advice do they have for others?

So, refresh your browsers, grab some popcorn and snacks, and put on your reading glasses! Drive Around the World has your entertainment packaged and ready.

Until next time,

Nancy