This is our on the road map...
Day 33 Wednesday, 25 August 2010
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We arrived in Ulan Bataar on Friday August 20 midday to the cheers of hundreds of Mongol Rally fans. OK, maybe not, but we did beeline wight for my friend Lubo's Czech restaurant for an excellent meal and then went and registered our arrival at the finish line. All you Douglas Adams fans out there will be sure to appreciate that we were Team #42 to arrive. The Mongolian "roads" have been hard on the rally vehicles. Of the 55 or so teams... Read more ... |
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Day 26 Wednesday, 18 August 2010
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So much for timely blogging.... Unfortunately we have been without any internet access for the past week. It has been a crazy time with more than a couple marathon driving sessions. Between the 925km day on bad roads in Kazakhstan racing for the border because we forgot to register our visas and preferred to avoid arrest, enduring sub-freezing temps camping out at the Russian/Mongolian border after it closed 5 minutes before we got there, destroying shocks, rear helper springs, a window, etc etc we are ready for the relative comfort of UB... Read more ... |
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Day 8 Saturday, 31 July 2010
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Arrived in the Kiev area late last night after a relatively straightforward border crossing from Hungary. Gorgeous countryside for much of the trip. Camped out by the DZ here and jumping today. Any other teams in the area should come and join us! More plus pics a bit later today. ... Read more ... |
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Day 4 Tuesday, 27 July 2010
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Well well well - we are just wrapping up from one of Check Republics best parties. What an amazing night at the castle. Thank you to everyone who made our night much more interesting. Right now we are at the Drop Zone back in town enjoying some time to get our act together before venturing back out. Prague to our next stop. ... Read more ... |
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Day 2 Sunday, 25 July 2010
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Arrived this evening at the dropzone in Klatovy, Czech. Should only be about 20 minutes from here to the castle and Czech-Out party. Last night after the Eurotunnel we minimized our time in France, drove through Belgium, slept at a truck stop and this morning continued on to Luxembourg and had a relaxing break there. Not to mention filling up with the cheapest gas of the trip so far, a mere 1.15Euro per LITRE - works out to about $5.50 per gallon. And as I said,... Read more ... |
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Day 1 Saturday, 24 July 2010
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And we're off! It may not be a very fast start but the journey has begun. We participated in the festivities, made a parade lap around the course and left Goodwood to head to the train in south England. Making a quick stop for Fish and Chips before venturing into France. ... Read more ... |
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Adventure begins when the unforeseen creeps in exactly when it shouldn't. Truck started pulling to the left during braking. Found the cause - shipping company tied down the truck in the wrong place and nicked the upper ball joint boot. Grease is spattering onto the brake disc rendering the right front brake, well, not all that effective. Read more ... |
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4 days before launch Tuesday, 20 July 2010
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Monday found things improving as both Windy City Wanderers and I were able to collect our vehicles from the Southampton/Liverpool port thugs. The weekend in Southampton was actually really great and I have a mental list of clubs to visit the next time I'm there on a Friday night!Managed to make a couple of minor vehicle mods before heading to Heathrow to collect a shipment of supplies which Connaught brought over for us and now hangin' with friends west of London trying to figure out where to put all this stuff so... Read more ... |
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7 days before launch Saturday, 17 July 2010
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Well, I discovered something else that our friends here on the NE side of the pond do quite well - Cell Phone Service. Rates are fairly cheap, good coverage, etc. I've popped a UK SIM card into my worldphone and voila, cheap cell phone. If anyone wants to get in touch, try me on 011 44 (0) 7733402220. If calling from the states, just leave off the zero in parentheses. Brilliant!Now internet on the other hand.... things are much more secure here than back home. But, found a cafe with good coffee and free net... Read more ... |
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Arrived in UK yesterday and nothing has yet gone quite as planned so the adventure has officially begun. Hopefully will have a truck to drive on Monday... Until then, we'll see what Southampton has to offer. ... Read more ... |
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151 days before launch Tuesday, 23 February 2010
168 days before launch Saturday, 6 February 2010
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