Episode 4: Going Nuts And Bolts

At this point in time we had been out on the road for about three weeks, and you can tell by the photo that the rigors of biodiesel production are starting to take their toll. Not in the sense that I'd had enough already, but more that the constant filth and pressures of making biodiesel were slowly sending me mad. The sort of crazy you get through lack of sleep - or when you're doing the lawn edges with the whipper-snipper and a rock flicks up and chips your tooth - or like when you're climbing a coconut tree to get a coconut and you reach the top only to find out it was a mango tree all along. Making biodiesel turned out to be an annoyance that became part of everyday life. But don't get me wrong, it was all worth while, I love a challenge - it just turns out that filling up at the petrol station is a lot easier than making your own fuel... Check it out on National Geographic Adventure Channel, Sunday nights at 8:30pm...