Mike Dixon

Tim let more air out of the tires. He‟d been checking
their pressure throughout the journey saying they could
overheat. If that happened, the rubber would get soft and
the pressure would go up – a dangerous combination that
could lead to multiple blowouts.
ive hours later they were in Townsville. They
F booked into a backpacker hostel and spent the
afternoon checking equipment. Tim gave the Landcruiser
a thorough going over and spent time working on the
trailer‟s suspension. David sorted through the dive gear
then sat beside the swimming pool reading Kirstin‟s
translation of the journal.
The heat was oppressive. Ninety degrees in the shade
and humid. Tim said he and his mates fried eggs on the
tops of their tanks when they were based in the city.
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