Civil Aviation writes to C.A.G.E. finally all is in order with the registration of the Golden Quest and the plane is registered from 8/8/30 to 7/8/31, too late!!. Meanwhile Colson struggles east with the wreck of the newly registered plane, the bloody thing has a mind of it's own.

Illbilla is a hive of activity as preparations get underway for the 'Big Push' to somewhere, Taylor and Sutherland start renovating the Thornycroft, it is a big job, all the splintered timber is removed, the mudguards too, and the vehicle stripped down and reinforced for the rigors ahead.

Blakeley, Lasseter and Mickey collect water and build a loading ramp for Colson, he will be single handed when he returns to Illbilla, hopefully in ten days time. Blakeley has another problem, the waterhole seems to be drying up and it will take a couple of days to make sufficient water for the trip west. McKay would have told him that if C.A.G.E and Blakeley had bothered to ask.