Carrie Fowler - Winner !
Dear Marmite
Dear Marmite, hope the birthday celebrations are everything and more. Much love to the Sanitarium whanau. Just to let you know- Manu and Jemima (our bicycles) are red black and yellow. Of course this is not simply by chance. Our bicycles are marmite. And thats a not a simile or metaphor. Our bicycles are marmite. We had them painted this way when we ran out of marmite, to remind us of the important things in life and as an impetus to increase our cadence. Anyway, hope you are well. Drop us a line. Caz x
Typhoid and Giardia. Ethiopia
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17 October 10 at 5:31am
Note the vitamin B in the I.V. Marmite replacement
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17 October 10 at 5:31am
Note the vitamin B in the I.V. Marmite replacement
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Dear Marmite
Dear Marmite. Happy 100th.
We are currently cycling from Istanbul to Cape Town but the last of your yeasty spread ran out in the Sahara in Sudan. This has caused difficulties. Each twist of the pedal is a lurch towards home, towards family, towards Marmite.
We began our adventure in India August 09. Our money supplies are rapidly diminishing, we eat alot of bread, but alas bread without Marmite is not bread rather a bland complicated carbohydrate. With this in mind, we hope you can help. The Papakura Countdown sells Marmite for a very reasonable price, but from Cape Town to the Papakura Countdown its 12000km. This is a difficulty. Please bring us home.
No pressure Marmite, but if you dont bring us home, I dont know who will.
We have cycled over mountains, crossed continents, traversed deserts in the middle of the summer, been attacked by stick wielding pre-pubescent goat-herders and had countless rocks thrown at us. My boyfriend made a cookbook in Damascus with an Irishman, I caught Typhoid and Giardia in Ethiopia and we met many wonderful people along the way. But home is New Zealand.
To ease our saddle sores into the soft comfort of an Air New Zealand emergency exit seat would be madly wonderful. "I'll have the roast lamb with Marmite gravy, please stewardess."
(Our bicycles are called Manu and Jemima, they are yellow, very sexy and have red bells. Can they please come to?)
We miss the bush, the beach, solitude, trivial Papakura Courier headlines, kumara and good wine. We miss you the most though, Marmite.
Hugs x
Caz
P.S Please bring my boyfriend Willie Searle home too.
P.P.S For more on our adventure www.wilsearle.wordpress.com
P.P.P.S Even if you dont bring us home can you send us some Marmite Post Restante to the main Post Office in Bujumbura Burundi?
18 October 10 at 8:30am
I have never been so proud of 2 people, to have done what they have, they truely deserve to come back to Kiwiland,
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21 October 10 at 8:42pm
Carrie, i've been keeping up with your progress on your facebook page, I cant believe what you two have achieved, its truely inspiring. I will vote as much as possible for the two of you, Marmite wouldn't find another couple more deserving. xo
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22 October 10 at 12:26pm
Bring Back Carrie and Willie!! They are amazing people. Would love to have them back in NZ.. Love u 2 xxx
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Cycling the Sahara
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22 October 10 at 2:49pm
heres my vote Carrie. dont think ive met you yet, but I know the Searles. but your sis was working in the same pub i worked at in Edinburgh and knew some of my mates lol. small world.
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23 October 10 at 5:12am
Vote number 82 from a Renae Brunton supporter, good luck getting home.
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23 October 10 at 8:24pm
Home for Xmas would be amazing! Just been in a taxi- the driver was from Somalia and we were telling him about your trip. He said you were crazy and we laughed and he said 'No, this is not a laughing matter, I know the reality of that area of the world- it is just so dangerous!". You guys are inspiring. Big hugs xxx
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152 votes
Judging
Sure, you may have 100,000 facebook friends to vote for you but it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re on the plane. It’s a quality, then quantity rule round here. We’ll be making our decision based on originality and creativity, how well your entry fits with the values of the Marmite brand, then popularity.
26 October 10 at 10:07pm
hi Carrie, love your entry. Vote 122 for ya from Marie Sheffields sister.
Report this comment27 October 10 at 1:46pm
124... WIshing you a flight home on Air Marmite! from a Kerri Haybittle supporter.
Report this comment31 October 10 at 12:41am
Go Carrie! Hope to see you at the airport! Here's a vote.
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