Many thanks to Fayez for all his help and advice during our first days in Jordan.

Thanks to Mr Hossain for setting us up to buy Martha - unfortunately his wife was having their baby when we went round to take his photo!

Thanks to Ahmed, the hotelier in Derra, who drove us round to try and find somewhere to camp when his hotel was full but eventually found us a room that we could all share.

Thanks to Rashat, the hotelier in Van, who organised local media coverage and was always on hand to help.

Thanks to the school house in Muradiye who put us up when there was nowhere else to go and taught Nic and Dickie the local card game. In particular Hasham.

A massive thankyou to the IRCR in Ev Oghli for putting us up. They refused any donation and showed us amazing hospitality.

Thanks to Mr Hossain who was extremely helpful when sorting out insurance. He went on to lead us through Tabriz and gave us a great insight into the life of Iranian people.

Many thanks to Camil who, having seen us warming up at a stop in the snow, stopped us on the road and fed us cakes that he had gone and bought. It was absolutely wonderful.

Thankyou to the people of Soltaniyeh for putting us up in two spare shops - one for the bikes and one for us, perfect. We were all absolutely soaked to the skin and freezing so a warm building was very welcome indeed.

Thanks to the Iranian Ministry of Transport who let us squat in one of their buildings near Shal for a night. In the freezing temperatures it was a very welcome alternative to camping.

Thankyou to the women who passed Pauline a box of dates out of her car window while Pauline was still cycling! Sadly she drove away before we had time to get her name or a photo but the dates were delicious.

Thanks to Tamirah who was invaluble as a translator as we tried to sort out somewhere to stay in Saveh. It was great to talk to her over dinner and meet her family. Her husband then refused to let us pay for the accommodation, yet another example of Iranian kindness.

A massive thankyou to all the men at Hafez Part Company in Esfahan who worked into the night two nights in a row and on their weekend to get Martha back on the road. They refused any payment, instead insisting on giving us a gift! In particular thankyou to Mr Havaei, Mr Rasoul and Mr Habib.

Thanks to Ali Rezaie and his family who looked after Ro and Dickie while Martha was being fixed and showed them a true insight into an Iranian family. And thanks to Mohsen who played the sitar!

Thank you to all those in Bam who so kindly spoke to us about the earthquake. Particular thanks to Akbar, Abdoulreza and Leila for talking to us about their experiences of the earthquake and life afterwards. Also thanks to Patrick Parsons who worked for Merlin in Bam. It was really inspiring to talk to them.

Thank you to Sunrise Paragliding in Pokhara who kindly gave EVERESTMAX two complementarly flights. In particluar our pilots, Adam Hill and Jamie Messenger. It was an awesome experience.

Thank you to Lymington School who raised over £400 for the EVERESTMAX charities with a non-uniform day at their school.