August 17, 2004
Muddiest/Longest Day
The team prepares to winch a Myanmar Army Jeep out of the mire with the WARN winch. This was one of seven vehicle recoveries performed this day.
Thanks to our mud-eating BFGoodrich tires, we had no problem tracking through the awful roads of Myanmar. Thanks, BFG!!!
Photos by Chanda Baggarly
| Logbook for Aug 17th, Day 291 | ||
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Start: Monywa, Myanmar Time: 7:30 a.m. N: E: |
Finish: Kalay, Myanmar Time: 2:30 a.m. N: E: | Mileage: 160 |
| Notes: Team made an early departure toward the India border. We took the “new” road after learning that a recently washed-out bridge had been repaired. The team encountered the worst roads to date along this new road, which consisted mainly of mud and switchbacks. We performed seven vehicle recovery operations, including pulling a Burmese Army Jeep, a bus, and Take Me With You! guest David Burleson’s Trooper out of the mud. Only one LONGITUDE vehicle became stuck, and that was only because one teammie got a little excited and went mudding around a bridge. No vehicle could have made it through that awful mire. It was a fun but exhausting day, and everybody was glad when we hit good pavement at the start of the India/Myanmar Friendship Highway in the wee hours of the morning. It took us 16 hours to go 160 miles! (N.O.) | ||
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