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15th of January and 37 by the 5th of February, without
any newspaper announcements or advertising other than
personal contact and booklets.”^93
Pretoria had a population of 270 000, and only two other
chiropractors worked in the area. The clinic founded by
Joshua became one of the largest clinics in the entire South
Africa. As many as 175 patients could be treated each day.
Their customers included one of South Africa’s presidents
and several ministers.93,95
The adventurous flying continued after the family
moved to Africa. Joshua pilotedWinniethe plane on a
trip around Africa, and another trip up to Norway and
Scotland. Using only a compass to navigate, Joshua made
a 30 000 mile [48 000 km] journey up the coast of Africa,
across the Asian coast to Australia, around Australia, and
back to South Africa. He’s considered to be the only private
pilot to have made such a trip in a single-engine aircraft.^95
Sometimes when he stopped on the way to refuel the plane,
he had to rebuild the engine before he could begin the
refueling process. At some airfields he could only fill up
Winniewith diesel, and at other airfields, he had to fill up
the plane with gasoline.^4
Another adventure took place when Joshua and Wyn
participated in the 8 000 mile [13 000 km]Algiers to Cape
Town Rally, now renamed toLondon to Cape Town World
Cup Rally. The rally is considered the most grueling motor
race in the world. It didn’t stop the Haldemans and the
couple tied first place with their Ford station wagon.^88 At
first it might seem strange, but they had earlier practiced