Tenby adventurer Rosie Swale Pope has a new running companion to help her fight another chilly winter on the road - Icebird! Sixty-one-year-old Rosie took delivery of her new home on wheels last week which she will pull behind her for the final leg of her voyage around the world on two feet. Three-wheeled Icebird has been made especially for Rosie by Lila and Rick Philbrook, of the Shipshewana Amish Community in Indiana, and their friends. They read reports on Rosie's website that her cart, Charlie, was in need of repairs and was probably not up to tackling the harsh climates of Iceland and Greenland and so set about constructing a new truck for her. Designed so that the wheel fenders turn into skis, Icebird is made of aluminium and covered with yellow marine canvas. It is light, insulated against the cold and ventillated so that Rosie can cook inside. Made in Shipshewana, Indiana, Lila's sister and brother-in-law, Miriam and David, then drove 1,000 miles to Maine, a journey of some 200 hours, to deliver Icebird to Rosie, just before the first blizzards of the New England winter. Said Rosie in her weekly message on her website: "Icebird is a work of enormous love and care. Icebird, is as beautifully made as a mansion, but really is tiny - and is sweet." Icebird is Rosie's third companion since she left her home 16,500 miles ago on her 57th birthday in October 2003. She plans for her previous two carts, Hercules and Charlie, to join her on the homeward stretch of her journey. "The kit they carry is nothing compared to the memories they carry," added Rosie. Sadly, though, Rosie's final strides into Pembrokeshire will not now take place until early next autumn. The grandmother had hoped to be home in Tenby on June 1 and plans had started to be made for her homecoming celebrations, but she has had trouble in arranging her trek through Greenland and sorting all the logistics from there on which has taken longer than expected. Rosie is still hoping to find a flight from Canada to Greenland, which has proved virtually impossible at this time of year, rather than backtracking all the way to Boston, where she can catch a flight to Iceland and then on to Greenland. "It will work, but takes time," said Rosie, who is nearly at the Canadian border and only about 400 miles from Greenland. "It's going to be cold and quite dangerous ahead. I am determined to be careful, and succeed. I do look forward to this extraodinary experience. It is at once very humbling, and very exciting that every time I feel my journey is nearly over, the most amazing experiences suddenly seem to be still ahead! I have to be ready for anything. It will be worthwhile."